"This Close, That Far" (這麼近那麼遠) is a Cantonese song sung by Joey Yung. The Jackie Cheung cover was the third plug off her fifth EP, Me, Re-Do. It became Joey's 22nd plug to get four number 1s in Hong Kong major media.
Development
On December 18, 2014, Joey posted a selfie of her in a studio on Instagram[1], asking netizens to guess which song she was recording.
One day before the song's release, Joey revealed the single artwork and the song title online[2]. She revealed the reason behind recording this classic hit was her growth in understanding love[3].
Joey's best friend Wyman Wong wrote this song in 1995 for Jackie Cheung. The song was rearranged by Alex Fung[4]. It was released in mid January finally.
The official music video was shot on February 11, 2015[5]. Swiftly two days later, director Richard Chong finished editing the video and released it[6]. Joey posted several pictures online on how excited she was while cooperating with Jackie Cheung[7][8].
Lyrics
一天一天 日日夜夜 面對面
既相處 也同眠
一點一點 逐漸逐漸 便發現
縱相對 卻無言
靜靜默默 望著熟悉的背面
一彎身影 原來離我多麼的遠
像天涯 那一端 沒法行 前一吋
我 留著你在身邊 心 仍然很遠
我想伸手拉近點 竟觸不到那邊
就欠一點點 但這一點點
觸摸得到 揣摩不到 這麼近
那麼遠 卻仍然
相宿相棲 不聲不響 我跟你
已改變 已無言
靜靜默默 望著陌生的背面
心中所想 原來離我多麼的遠
像天涯 那一端 沒法行 前一吋
我 留著你在身邊 心 仍然很遠
也許終於都有天 當你站在前面
但我分不出這張是誰的臉
我 留著你在身邊 心 仍然很遠
我想伸手拉近點 竟觸不到那邊
就欠一點點 但這一點點 卻很遠
我 留著你在身邊 心 仍然很遠
也許終於都有天 當你站在前面
但我分不出這張是誰的臉
我 留著你在身邊 心 仍然很遠
我想伸手拉近點 竟觸不到那邊
就欠一點點 但這一點點 卻很遠
Music Video
Images
Commercial release
An exclusive digital EP of the song was released on iTunes[9], on January 13, 2014. It includes the song, the instrumental versions and an interview about the song from Joey.
| 這麼近那麼遠 - EP | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRACK LIST | TITLE | LENGTH | |||||||
| 1. | "這麼近那麼遠 This Close, That Far" | 05:04 | |||||||
| 2. | "這麼近那麼遠 This Close, That Far" (KTV) | 05:03 | |||||||
| 3. | "這麼近那麼遠 This Close, That Far" (Instrumental) | 05:03 | |||||||
| 4. | "這麼近那麼遠 This Close, That Far" (Joey's commentary) | 04:49 | |||||||
| Joey Yung Wiki | |||||||||
Certifications
Charts
| Song | Approx. Date | 903 | RTHK | 997 | TVB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 這麼近那麼遠 This Close, That Far | 13/01/2015 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Credits
Music
- All instruments by: Alex Fung
- Cellos by: Anna Kwan
- Except All Vocals by: Joey Yung
- Chorus & Backing Vocals by: Joey Yung / Alex Fung
- Guitars by: H@The HUSband
- Violins by: Leslie Moonsun Ryang
Personnel
- Recorded by: Alex Fung@The Invisible Studio
- Mixed by: ray@ray.com.hk
Publishing
OP: Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Refereneces
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/wvpSWWOaH0
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/xvzwTvOaDL
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/xy7ZPKuaPX
- ↑ http://www.eegmusic.com/news/content.php/view/1436
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/y9I0A7OaEw/
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/zCa1uKuaMB/
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/zAFCOXuaDF
- ↑ http://instagram.com/p/zCg6lmOaCt
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/hk/album/zhe-me-jin-na-me-yuan-ep/id957253236
