Angel Wings

Release Date: 2013/8/23

Walking through a city scarred by history, finding the courage to let love be reborn.
The "All-Round Diva" Rainie Yang's 2013 brand-new masterpiece [Angel Wings]
The angel takes flight, topping 20 charts before the album's official release!

Four million NTD spent filming on location in Berlin, recreating the romance of Wim Wenders' cinematic landscapes.
Both pre-order editions sold out; the official release features a 32-page Berlin photo and lyric booklet.
 

"All-Round Diva" Rainie Yang's new album "Angel Wings" achieves great results in Taiwan pre-orders starting August 7th.
4 million NTD spent filming the cover in Germany; Rainie Yang considers it the music work she is most satisfied with since her debut.
The "All-Round Diva" Rainie Yang's 8th brand-new album "Angel Wings" begins pre-orders on August 7th. Despite the downturn in the music market, Sony Music insists on going against the tide, investing 30 million NTD in planning and promotion for the new album. The first bombshell thrown was spending 4 million NTD to film the album cover in Germany. The inspiration for the new album's concept comes from German director Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire," telling the story of an angel overlooking human love, who ultimately chooses to become a mortal because she cannot resist the joys, angers, sorrows, and happiness of the human world. The production team chose Berlin, Germany—a city full of scars that has bravely reborn into a global creative hub—for its atmosphere of both restraint and creativity, strength and tenderness, which perfectly aligns with the spirit of the title track. Consequently, 4 million NTD was spent on the cover shoot. Over 17 locations were filmed in just 4 days, including classic spots from films like "The Bourne Supremacy," "Good Bye, Lenin!," and "Run Lola Run." Very fortunately, the prop company that worked on "Wings of Desire" years ago sponsored the angel wings used in the film for this shoot. In front of modernist architecture, Rainie wandered through Berlin as an angel, interpreting a melancholic and aesthetic hipster vibe. This new album is the one Rainie Yang is most satisfied with during the recording process since releasing her solo albums. She feels that while the 10 songs on this album are all different in style, they are all favorites of hers. Upon completing the recording, she felt a mixture of emptiness and satisfaction. Having not acted for a long time, she said that recording these 10 songs was like performing in 10 different plays, allowing her to fully vent her emotions through the lyrics and music!

New album sparks constant discussion; first lead single "Angel Wings" MV features a 6-hour "white angel makeup" transformation that is stunning.
Passionate kissing scene with foreign actor leads to YouTube 18+ restriction for the teaser.
Second emotional lead single "Bravery is Good" sees first collaboration between billion-yuan box office directors Stephen Fung and Leste Chen.
Golden Bell Best Actress showcases her acting and singing prowess once again, aiming for the crown of the year's top karaoke song.
First album listening party in her 13-year career; 3rd collaboration with Wu Tsing-fong, and new song crafted by Golden Melody Queen Tanya Chua.
Rainie Yang reveals her ambition: "To win the 'Triple Crown' within 5 to 10 years!"
Rainie Yang held her first listening party in her 13-year career, where the music was praised by attending DJs and musicians for her "ever-maturing taste in song selection" and "effortless command of the songs." The new album was crafted by top domestic and international musicians. Friend Wu Tsing-fong collaborated for the third consecutive album, and following "Take Me Away" and "Young Werther's Trouble," he contributed the lyrics for two songs this time: "A Moment of Rest" and "Kidnapped by Myself." Additionally, the album features a song tailored for Rainie by Golden Melody Queen Tanya Chua, titled "Loneliness is a Kind of Security." Rainie showed strong ambition, stating: "I hope to win the 'Triple Crown' (Golden Melody, Golden Horse, and Golden Bell Awards) within 5 to 10 years!"
Pre-orders for the new album "Angel Wings" opened on August 7th. In just 10 days, the first lead single "Angel Wings" swept the top spots on major domestic and international charts, landing at #1 on 20 charts, including the iTunes album chart, KKBOX Hong Kong Chinese daily chart, Omusic overall daily chart, Chunghwa Telecom ringback tone overall chart, and the overall Hong Kong-Taiwan Chinese Pop chart—an impressive achievement before the album was even officially released! Following the critical acclaim of the first lead single [Angel Wings], the second emotional lead single [Bravery is Good] was released. Not only did it enlist the help of two billion-yuan box office directors, but Rainie's vocal progress and acting in the MV have also reached a new level. It is believed that this new album [Angel Wings] will undoubtedly solidify her musical status as the [All-Round Diva] even further!

Happiness is no longer just looking up from where you stand; brave flight is the faith of love.
A reckless pursuit of love that even angels envy.
Ride the wings of music and bravely fly with Rainie Yang. Official release on 8/23.
1. Angel Wings is a very grand lyrical British rock track. When interpreting this song, Rainie alternates between being tender and illusory, and passionate and uninhibited. Her vocal performance is full of contradictory and direct emotions, matched by psychedelic piano frequencies in the music, plus large-scale arrangements of live strings, bass, drums, and guitar. It aims to provide everyone with a thorough release and understanding of Rainie's musical attitude when facing emotions.
2. Bravery is Good: Following their collaboration on "Journey to Love," it is produced again by Ma Yu-fen and arranged by A-Gun, with Rainie singing about the suffering and bravery in relationships.
3. Busy Life: The off-beat piano creates a fun arrangement structure. Live drums and bass are added in the latter part. Rainie also uses a witty and humorous singing style to express the helplessness of modern people and the positive attitude one should have while living in the moment through the song's lighthearted yet sarcastic tone.
4. Kidnapped by Myself: Lyrics by Wu Tsing-fong, composed by Zhang Jian-jun-wei, and a first collaboration with producer Ke Gui-min on a pop-rock track. Depressive rock mixed with subtle electronic effects; the emotional arrangement of the entire song goes from psychedelic, helpless, and sinking into hysteria. Rainie fully embodies the cruelty of the world and the helplessness of being kidnapped by oneself, singing about the limits of hesitation, struggle, calmness, and explosion one feels when facing oneself and the world!

[Album Tracklist]
1. Angel Wings 2. Kidnapped by Myself 3. Loneliness is a Kind of Security 4. Bravery is Good 5. Upside Down
6. Unblessed Happiness 7. Cleverness 8. Gills 9. A Moment of Rest 10. Busy Life