Music: LYNTON
Singer & Instrumentalist: LYNTON
Mix: Danny Trachtenberg
Welcome to the Never Sleep City
a pearl that’s sitting pretty on the sea with its share of the glam and gritty
The Paris of the East
it’s a feast that will have you coming back for more than you ever dreamed you could ever eat
‘Cos here you’ve got your chance to chase those hopes
race those dreams
hack those phones
fake those jeans
live it up beyond your means and spin it
it’s either up or down here and there ain’t much in it
fast game and they won’t wait for you to win it
Cos life’s pretty beat on the street
‘specially on the corner where the migrant workers huddle up to keep warmer
So get your Alipay ready
but hold your head steady ‘cos these Shanghai nights are bound to get messy!
Have you been Shanghai’d?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and can you take any more?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and are you back for more?
Who’s out in Xin Tian Di
splashing out that RMB
Lao Wais showing off their trophy wives
no surprise
On down the boulevards of the swanky French Concession
the opium’s gone
but anything else is at your discretion
I’m out in Wai Tan
girls as white as bai fan
funny Madame M was here till culture classed a smoking gun
(Ye Shanghai) you’ve got to see it to believe it got to pay it to display it got to pray it doesn’t take it all from you
So hit up Yu Yuan right
and slurp those xiaolongbao all night! (all night?)
It’s a Shanghai ting
sweet and sour bling
you’ll get addicted to this Shanghai fling!
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and can you take any more?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and are you back for more?
This Shanghai cocktail will inspire you
Burn through your veins and then set fire to…
your eyes, your heart, your mind
and don’t forget your soul
but watch out ‘cos it can really take it’s toll!
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and can you take any more?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and are you back for more?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and can you take any more?
夜上海,夜上海,你是个不夜城
有沒有被上海过?
Have you been Shanghai’d
and are you back for more?
‘Ye Shanghai’ Sample - under worldwide licence in perpetuity from China Music Group
Composer: Fan Yanqiao
Singer: Zhou Xuan
Yeah Shanghai! Music Video:
Actress: Yuke Wang 王玉珂
Director: LYNTON
Cinematographer: Baoyin Duren 宝音都仍
Producer: Ariel Sheng 盛盈
Editor: Robert James