List of Number-One Singles of 2017
Million Reasons / Castle On The Hill / Shape Of You / Mercy / I Feel It Coming / Million Reasons(2) / Chained To The Rhythm / That's What I Like / City of Stars / How Would You Feel (Paean) / Green Light / How Far I'll Go / Stay /
John Wayne / Sign Of The Times / The Cure / The Cure(2) / The Cure(3) / Despacito(Remix) / Galway Girl / Bon Appétit / There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back / Attention / Swish Swish / Perfect Places / Homemade Dynamite /
Perfect Places(2) / Perfect / Praying / Save As Draft / Wild Thoughts / Dancin' In Circles / Praying (2)
2017年度冠軍歌巡禮
WK01-13: 小故事/兄兄我我/我不是歌手/閃光彈/驗傷/難得一遇/山河故人/最好時光/終於我們/我愛你夠貴/裸體早餐/近在千里/深淵
WK14-26: 小姐你好/長相廝守/帶著骨灰去旅行/天敵/一隻小豬/無敵/說再見了吧/不意外的意外/突然一生人/3AM/空姐/我寫了很多字, 卻得不到一個人/愁滋味
WK27-39: 小碎步/Take Your Time/煉獄健身室/Shout n' Cry/奇怪/剎那的烏托邦/Come With Me
WK40-52:
Week 33
This week's #1 hit is a song by the right person at the right time and place.
Prior to its release, Kary Ng's comeback single was much anticipated and hyped by her fans and haters alike. Before the hiatus, her self-loving groovy records were already more commercially and critically acclaimed than her ballads. The music industry has certainly been missing Kary's confidence and her empowering messages. True enough, she did not disappoint anyone by releasing a catchy dance-pop song, infused with tropical house sounds that gets every listener coming for more. Kary is the definitely the right person to 'carry' (pun intended) the song which has a repetitive chorus and doesn't require much belting. Rather than embarrassing herself with more tragic and disastrous live performances singing ballads, it's much more effective to sing a fun tune by simply repeating the same few words while getting the crowd to sway and sing along. Also, since Kary loves speaking in English in public, by having her utter a few English words in the song just fits her character perfectly.
It's a smart choice to release the song during summer. The summer vibe to it will get radios blasting the song almost every hour. Lyrics like 'swim' and 'wet' can trigger listeners to go to a public pool and have fun. By opting to sing gibberish in certain parts of the song, Kary actually encourages activities that require less clothing, which totally matches the hot weather. No doubt, this is the Song Of The Summer in 2017. Kary Ng, she did THAT!
'Come With Me' also proves that Cantopop is full of possibilities. The melody by a Danish songwriter and arrangement by Kiri T. who currently resides in the US made it clear that the industry is not just limited to the typical karaoke songs. If only effort and heart are put into making music, new sounds can still be discovered and injected despite facing allegations of plagiarism for having huge similarities with worldwide hit 'We Don't Talk Anymore'. Rumor has it one can sing the entire "Come" over "Anymore"'s instrumental.
But that's not important. What matters most is that the song is a bop. The best song Kary's ever released in years.