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100,000 Whys? (Cantonese: 十 萬 個 為什麼; Sapmaan go Waisammo) is the sixth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong. It was released though Cinepoly Records on 7 September 1993. It is named after a popular Chinese science book, One Hundred Thousand Whys by Ye Yonglie.
Background and release
The Japanese version of the album released in April 1994 included three bonus tracks: another version of "Like Wind", a Mandarin version of "Fragile Woman" (from Coming Home), and "Forgetting You Is Like Forgetting Me", the theme from The Bride with White Hair 2.
Songs
The album included several hit singles: "Flow Not Fly", "Summer of Love", "Like Wind", "Cold War", "Tempted Heart" and "Tempt Me". "Flow Not Fly", a lively pop number, became an unofficial anthem for Faye Wong, with the repeated chorus line "Fei Fei" being a pun on the singer's name. "Cold War" is a Cantonese cover of "Silent All These Years" by Tori Amos; a Mandarin version followed on Mystery. The song was a departure from mainstream C-pop, and Wong followed this markedly with further experiments in "alternative music" for her next Cantonese album, Random Thoughts.
The album included four more cover songs. "Summer of Love" is the Cantonese version of Helen Hoffner's 1993 hit. "Like Wind" is a cover of the Mandarin song 猜心 ("Guess my Heart") by One-Fang. "Rainy Days Without You" covers Love Unlimited's "Walking in the Rain (With The One I Love)", and "Do Do Da Da" is The Police's "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da". "Do We Really Care" was Faye Wong's second song recorded wholly in English, after "Kisses in the Wind" on Coming Home.
Commercial performance
100,000 Whys debuted at number one on the IFPI Hong Kong album chart during the week of 16 September 1993. It remained atop the chart for four weeks and left the top ten after fifteen weeks.
Usage in media
"Tempted Heart" was the theme for the TVB series Eternity, in which Wong also appeared. "Tempt Me" was the theme tune for Joan Chen's 1993 film Temptation of a Monk, and won a Best Movie Song award.
Live performances
Wong's 1994–95 series of concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum included five songs from the album: the first four, and "Tempt Me" which was extended with a prelude.
Track listing
Charts
= Weekly charts
=Sales and certifications
Release history
References
External links
Hundred Thousand Whys at Joshua Cheung's fan site
100.000 Why's at All Ah About Faye