Eason Chan's New Singke "Steady Bliss" Receive Positive Reviews Award-winning singer Eason Chan’s (陳奕迅) latest single has been earning raving reviews from colleagues, critics, and music lovers alike. The multi-platinum-selling singer released his latest Mandarin single “Steady Bliss” <穩穩的幸福>, the theme song for the upcoming mainland Chinese Lunar New Year film, Better and Better <越来越好之村晚>, earlier last week. Within hours, the single became one of the most downloaded songs in recent months, surpassing even the new singles released by recent mainland Chinese singers. Numerous critics noted the song’s simple yet high quality production, including the composition, arrangement, lyrics, and Eason’s soulful voice. Netizens praised the song for its simplicity and slow style; the entire orchestration of the song gives the listener a sense of “warmth and coziness.” A netizen commented, “Eason Chan’s low and whispering voice makes me want to put this song on repeat.” Another netizen gushed, “I feel like I’m watching a movie as I listen to Eason sing.” Many fellow artists, including the actors in the film, promoted the single through their Weibo blogs. Tong Dawei (佟大为) wrote, “His voice will always seep into your brain and take over your heart. The song is mournful and stirs the soul. You will be enlightened.” Na Ying (那英), Vicki Zhao (趙薇), Karen Mok ( 莫文蔚), and Li Bingbing (李冰冰) also strongly recommended the single on their Weibo. Award-winning actress Yao Chen (姚晨), who currently has the largest following on Weibo, reblogged the single’s music video and wrote, “I hope everything will get ‘better and better’ in 2013.” “Steady Bliss” is produced and written by famous mainland Chinese songwriter Xiao’e (小柯), who also wrote the song’s lyrics. “This song has almost nothing extra added to it,” said Xiao’e, when explaining the song’s simple style. “It is completely green and free from distractions. There is only one trick to this song: so simple that it cannot be simpler anymore. From the lyrics, to the composing, to the performing, to the instrumentals, and to post-production, everything can be traced to the same origin.” Eason said, “When I was singing this song, I felt like I was looking over a field of endless white snow. Very peaceful. Very pure.” Eason Chan’s “Steady Bliss” [video=youtube;6KlgrAh1we4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6KlgrAh1we4[/video]
