Like a Star (stylised in all caps) is the twelfth Mandarin studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Rainie Yang. It was released on 5 November 2020 through EMI, her fourth album on the sublabel of Universal Music Taiwan.[1] This album marks Yang's twentieth anniversary since her debut. It also signifies her return to dance music, including genres such as trap and trance.[2][3]

Like a Star
Like a Star digital cover
Studio album by
Released5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelEMI
Rainie Yang chronology
Delete Reset Grow
刪‧拾 以後

(2019)
Like a Star
(2020)
Singles from Like a Star
  1. "Like a Star (像是一顆星星)"
    Released: 18 August 2020
  2. "Bad Lady"
    Released: 11 September 2020
  3. "Singing in the Rain"
    Released: 30 September 2020
  4. "Girls (女孩們)"
    Released: 15 October 2020

Yang also embarked on a world tour of the same name on 6 November 2020.[4]

The album's title track, "Like a Star", was ranked 42nd on Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year while "Girls" was placed at 59th.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Ruthless" Shawn Chen (陳璿翔)0:35
2."Bad Lady"Li Ronghao[a]Karencici3:23
3."Singing in the Rain"Steven Lai (賴暐哲), B-shot (林碧霞),
PeachGreen, KarFun (李佳歡)
Steven Lai, B-shot,
PeachGreen, KarFun
3:49
4."Girls" (女孩們; nǚ hái men) (feat. Cyndi Wang)Matthew Yen (嚴云農),
Razor Chiang (剃刀蔣)
Tae Wan, Alicia Angel,
Nico Larsson, Jay Max
3:05
5."Like a Star" (像是一顆星星; xiàng shì yī kē xīng xīng)Li RonghaoJackson Lee, Jay Hong3:56
6."Perfect Match" (配對配; pèi duì pèi) (feat. Chen Linong)Cheer Chou (啟兒)Dena Chang (張粹方), KIRE3:20
7."Indulging" (漂流浴室; piāo liú yù shì)Chen Xin Yan (陳信延), Janice Yan (閻奕格),
M.A.T.H, Victor Lai (劉偉德)
Chen Xin Yan, Janice Yan,
M.A.T.H, Victor Lai
3:10
8."Cuz of U" (都因為你; dōu yīn wèi nǐ)Peggy HsuGao Wei Lun (高維綸), Vera Chai,
$$uperCandy (唐紹崴)
3:48
9."Tyre Burnout" Razor Chiang0:22
10."Bad Lady Remix" (feat. Razor Chiang)Li RonghaoKarencici3:06

Notes

  • ^a On Bad Lady, Li Ronghao is credited as a lyricist under the pseudonym Whale (鯨魚).

Music videos

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Song Director Release date Notes Ref
Bad Lady Kuang Sheng (鄺盛),
Jimi Chou (周啟民)
11 September 2020 Choreographed by Kiel Tutin [6]
Singing in the Rain Kuang Sheng 30 September 2020 Featuring Pietro Baltazar [7]
Girls
(女孩們)
JP Huang (黃中平) 16 October 2020 Featuring Cyndi Wang and Vasyl Chornyi [8]
Like a Star
(像是一顆星星)
Muh Chen (陳奕仁) 1 November 2020 Featuring Jacky Wu, Aya Liu, 4 in Love and Yang's mother [9]
Indulging
(漂流浴室)
Kuang Sheng 16 November 2020 [10]

References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) LIKE A STAR Five Music. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  2. ^ (in Chinese) 楊丞琳出唱跳新專輯享受多重身份「我就是這麼多元!」 China Times 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ (in Chinese) 杨丞琳第12张个辑《LIKE A STAR》十大金曲星级音乐人联手打造 Yes娱乐现场 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. ^ (in Chinese) 李荣浩为杨丞琳巡演主题曲作词《像是一颗星星》8月18日上线 Sina. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  5. ^ (in Chinese) Hit-Fm年度百首單曲2020 Hit Fm. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  6. ^ (in Chinese) Rainie Yang Official YouTube Channel 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang -〈BAD LADY〉Official HD MV 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  7. ^ (in Chinese) Rainie Yang Official YouTube Channel 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang -〈SINGING IN THE RAIN〉Official HD MV 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  8. ^ (in Chinese) Rainie Yang Official YouTube Channel 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang -〈女孩們 GIRLS〉(feat. 王心凌 Cyndi Wang) Official HD MV 16 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  9. ^ (in Chinese) Rainie Yang Official YouTube Channel 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang -〈像是一顆星星 LIKE A STAR〉Official HD MV 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  10. ^ (in Chinese) Rainie Yang Official YouTube Channel 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang -〈漂流浴室 INDULGING〉Official HD MV 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.