Mojito (Jay Chou song)

"Mojito"
Single by Jay Chou
from the album Greatest Works of Art
Released12 June 2020 (2020-06-12)
GenreMandopop
Length3:05
LabelJVR Music
Composer(s)Jay Chou
Lyricist(s)Alang Huang
Producer(s)Jay Chou
Jay Chou singles chronology
"Won't Cry"
(2019) 		"Mojito"
(2020) 		"Greatest Works of Art"
(2022)
Music video
Mojito on YouTube

"Mojito" is a single by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. The song was written by Alang Huang [zh] and composed by Jay Chou. It was released on 12 June 2020, and was included on Chou's 2022 album Greatest Works of Art.

Background

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The title of the song, "Mojito", originates from a Cuban cocktail called mojito, and Alang Huang wrote the lyrics based on this drink. The song is full of Cuban flavors and Latin rhythms, and is written in the romantic mood of being mesmerized by the moment someone to meet the love.[1] The song was arranged by Chou's longtime partner Yanis Huang, and in order to ensure that the song has an original Cuban feel, local Cuban musicians were recruited to perform the music.[2]

Music video

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The music video for "Mojito" was released on 12 June 2020 on Jay Chou's official YouTube channel. The music video was filmed in Cuba, and Chou said that Cuba has always been a place he wanted to visit. During the filming, Chou and his friends wore summer shirts with local specialities and rode in a vintage car on the Malecón Marina Boulevard, which featured a salsa dance scene. After they arrived in Havana, the group also arrived at La Bodeguita Del Medio, where they recited the first line of the song's lyrics after the bartender mixed up a mojito.[1]

Commercial success

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After the song was released on China's digital music platforms, the sales volume exceeded one million copies in one hour after the song was released. As of 3 pm on 12 June 2020, the cumulative total sales exceeded 3 million copies and the revenue exceeded CN¥9 million. When the song was released on QQ Music, the platform crashed for a while.[3][4] The music video of the song reached 3 million views in 16 hours after it was released on YouTube.[5]

In its first week of release, "Mojito" successfully climbed all the major music charts, including Taiwan's "iRadio Gold Chart",[6] Hong Kong's "Hot Local Chart", "Chinese Songs Dragon and Tiger Chart", "Chill Club Recommended Chart",[7] and China's "QQ Music Peak Chart - Hot Songs".[8] On KKBOX, "Mojito" won the champion of KKBOX Chinese Singles Weekly Chart in Taiwan,[9] Malaysia[10] and Singapore,[11] and the first runner-up in Hong Kong.[12]

"Mojito" was one of the hottest Chinese songs in 2020, and was on the KKBOX 2020 Chinese Mid-Year Chart within a few months of its release.[13] In the Q2 2020 Chinese Digital Music Industry Quarterly Report released by Tencent's 'You Music Research Institute', the song was ranked in the top of the list of 'Quarterly Best-Performing Top 10 Singles and MVs'. The song topped the "Top 10 Best Performing Singles and MVs of the Quarter" list.[14] "Mojito" ranked fifth in the annual Hot Music Video Chart in Taiwan released by YouTube.[15]

Impact

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With the release of the song, the interest in Cuban tourism in the Chinese-speaking region was aroused. According to data from China's online travel service platform, Ma Mee Wo Travel, as of noon on 12 June 2020, Cuba search heat was up 1,113% day-over-day.[16] It also drove an increase in sales of mojitos, making them a hot product in bars, and the number of related instructional videos skyrocketed along with it[17]

The song's exotic flavor has also led to many fans competing to cover it in various languages.[17] Since the release of Mojito, the Chinese short video platform TikTok has started a "#mojito cover contest", with Chinese netizens mimicking the way Mojito is sung. On the TikTok Voice challenge "#mojito cover contest", the video had more than 41 million views. Some of the more famous cover adaptations include the "anti-drug version of mojito" sung by the Hainan anti-drug police, and the public health version of "Mojito" composed by the School of Public Health at Fudan University (licensed and agreed to be used by JVR Music), etc.[18][19] On 15 July 2020, KMT Kaohsiung mayoral by-election contender Li Meijhen released an adapted version of the song "Kaohsiung Mojito" on Facebook; however, it was questioned by netizens about copyright and payment issues. JVR Music issued a statement saying that the company's colleagues did receive an inquiry from JVR Music's team and said that it was "a misunderstanding", and that Li Meijhen's team had taken down the video on its own initiative.[20]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Mojito"
Chart (2020–2022) Peak
position
China (TME UNI Chart)[21] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[22] 24
Singapore (RIAS)[23] 2
Taiwan (Billboard)[24] 20
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[25] 7

Awards

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Year Unit Award Result Reference
2020 China Songs Top List Most Popular Songs of the Year Nominated [26]

Golden Melody Awards

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Year Unit Award Result
2021 32th Golden Melody Awards Best Single Producer Nominated

References

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  2. ^ 爱地人 (19 June 2020). "干了周杰伦的这一杯Mojito，下一杯呢". 北京青年报. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ "周杰倫新單曲《Mojito》導致QQ音樂伺服器崩潰". DoNews. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ "周杰倫凌晨發新歌刷屏，又把服務器搞崩了！". 中國新聞網. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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  6. ^ "iRadio 本周金曲榜冠軍 周杰倫 「MOJITO」 單曲". 中国广播公司. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "樂壇核數師｜6首新歌突襲新城 陳凱詠首奪Chill Club推介榜冠軍". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "巅峰榜·热歌 6.12 - 6.18" (in Chinese). QQ音乐. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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  15. ^ 吳佳穎 (3 December 2020). "2020台灣YouTube排行榜出爐！第一名超意外". ETtoday新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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  17. ^ a b "周杰倫新歌翻唱多國語 酒吧業績銷量激增". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  18. ^ "海南民警抖音翻唱禁毒版mojito 网友称赞：被耽误的中国好声音选手！". 东方网. 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ^ 劉昕璐; 王燁捷 (17 July 2020). "大學生改編版《Mojito》在公衛人朋友圈刷屏". 中國青年報. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  20. ^ "李眉蓁MV疑侵權周杰倫「Mojito」主動下架 杰威爾：是誤會". 噓！星聞 (in Traditional Chinese). 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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  22. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  23. ^ "RIAS Top Charts, Week 25 (12–18 Jun 2020), International Top Charts". Recording Industry Association Singapore. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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  25. ^ "Jay Chou Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  26. ^ "《中国歌曲TOP排行榜》"最受欢迎"系列入围名单揭晓". 中国新闻网. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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