Fantasy (Jay Chou album)

Fantasy
Studio album by
Jay Chou
Released14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
Recorded2001
GenreMandopop
Length39:30
LanguageMandarin
LabelBMG, Alfa
ProducerJay Chou
Jay Chou chronology
Jay
(2000) 		Fantasy
(2001) 		Fantasy Plus
(2001)
Singles from Fantasy
  1. "Simple Love"
    Released: 14 September 2001
  2. "Silence"
    Released: 14 September 2001
  3. "I Find it Hard to Say"
    Released: 14 September 2001

Fantasy (Chinese: 范特西; pinyin: Fàn tè xī) is the second studio album by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. It was released on 14 September 2001, by BMG Taiwan.[1] Akin to his debut record, Fantasy was entirely composed and produced by Chou himself, while the lyrics were penned by him along with Vincent Fang and Vivian Hsu. Fantasy not only breaks new ground in Chou's production standards, but also matures in its creation.[1] The album not only includes lyrical R&B songs, but also broadens his horizons to include other styles such as hip-hop, rock, rap and traditional Japanese music.[1][2]

Fantasy received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the album's production and praised the mixture of musical genres.[3] Commercially, the album attained huge success in Greater China. The album sold over 460,000 copies in Taiwan,[4] making it the country's best-selling album of 2001,[5] as well as the fourth best-selling album in Taiwan of the 21st century.[6] Fantasy is also credited for helping Chou buoy his popularity across the Chinese mainland.[7] The album has since sold over 1.7 million copies throughout Asia overall.[8] Chou promoted the album by embarking on the Fantasy Tour, which ran from November 2001 to February 2002.[9]

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  2. ^ "周杰伦《范特西》被誉为神专辑，千字解析到底有多牛？". yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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  5. ^ "2001唱片銷售統計". mypaper.pchome.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. ^ "21世紀最賣專輯前5名". mypaper.pchome.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ "为他人做嫁为自己操刀 周杰伦样样都绝伦(附图)". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. ^ "周杰伦最出色的5张专辑：每张都是神专，每首歌都是主打！". k.sina.cn (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. ^ "世界巡回演唱会" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 4 July 2024.