Di-Dar

Di-Dar is the ninth Cantonese studio album by Chinese recording artist Faye Wong, released on 22 December 1995, through Cinepoly. The album marked a shift from Wong's earlier style as she incorporated British psychedelic rock and ragga into her work, showcasing her evolving alternative musical influences.^[1] Di-dar featured compositions by Wong with arrangements by her then-husband Dou Wei, production by Zhang Yadong and lyrics by Lin Xi.^[2]

Di-Dar
Studio album by Faye Wong
Released	22 December 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop
Length	42:58
Language	Cantonese
Label	Cinepoly
Faye Wong chronology
One Person Playing Two Roles (1995) Di-Dar (1995) Fuzao (1996)

The album was both a critical and commercial success, selling 1.5 million copies across Asia;^[1] with its title track "Di-dar" and "Ambiguous" (曖昧) becoming well-known songs.^[3] Di-dar peaked at number one in Hong Kong according to the IFPI and Billboard magazine.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.9/10[5]

Di-Dar ranked at number 27 in Ming Pao Weekly's list of "40 Classic Cantopop Albums of the Last 40 Years" published in October 2008. Music journalist Fung Lai-Chee described it as "the best psychedelic and best-selling avant-garde work in Cantonese pop, with songs that are self-centred, ignoring market and others' work. Abstruse, obscure and mysterious."

In a 2023 review of four reissued Wong albums (Please Myself to Fuzao) by Pitchfork, Michael Hong called it Wong's "finest Cantonese album" and "more atmospheric, almost psychedelic" than her previous work.^[6]

Track listing

Di-Dar – Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Di-Dar"	2:21
2.	"Vacation" (假期; Gaa Kei)	3:55
3.	"Stray" (迷路; Mai Lou)	5:06
4.	"Ambiguous" (曖昧; Oi Mui)	4:43
5.	"Maybe" (或者; Waak Ze)	4:29
6.	"I Think" (我想; Ngo Seung)	3:38
7.	"Enjoyment" (享受; Hoeng Sau)	5:10
8.	"One Half" (一半; Yat Bun)	4:27
9.	"Untitled" (無題; Mou Tai)	4:21
10.	"Comet" (流星; Liu Xing)	4:40
Total length:		42:50

Di-Dar – Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Person Playing Two Roles" (一人分飾兩角; Yat Yun Fun Sik Leung Gok)	4:45
Total length:		4:45

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Hong Kong Albums (IFPI)[7]	1

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[8]	3× Platinum	150,000*
Summaries
Asia	—	1,500,000[1]
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Release date	Label	Format(s)
Hong Kong	22 December 1995	Cinepoly Records	CD cassette
Taiwan	1996	Linfair Records	CD
China	1996	Jindian Audio and Video	CD cassette
Japan	25 February 1996	Polydor	CD
	26 September 1997		CD (reissue)
Hong Kong	7 May 2003	Cinepoly Records	DSD
	9 September 2004		SACD
	26 October 2010	Universal Music Hong Kong	CD (Golden Disc Anniversary Series)
	12 November 2020		CD (24K Gold series)
	15 December 2021		LP (ARS series)
Japan	27 September 2023	Universal Music Japan	LP