Why Nobody Fights
1. About the song
Released on August 15 2014.
Toward the end of June 2014, when work on the album Quasimodo’s Gift was in its final stages, Hua Chenyu wrote “Why Nobody Fights” which was inspired by a most unlikely source. In an interview, Hua stated that the inspiration for this song came after watching a soccer match during his travels in Europe. He wanted to dedicate the song to his audience to encourage them to be true to themselves.
This is Hua’s first song written specifically for fans and is suitable for thousands of people to sing together in a big venue like a stadium. Hua always sings this song with fans at live performances and music festivals.
Hua Chenyu takes great pride in the fact that he wrote the only line of lyrics in this song. He has only one other lyricist credit in his four-album repertoire. With each repetition of that line (why nobody fights), the delivery is slightly different. As a result, recording it wasn’t easy and it took several days. Bernard Zheng, now Hua’s long-time producer, recruited the renowned American mixing engineer, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Ken Lewis for the downmixing. Zheng initially invited some friends to sing the chorus, which in a concert setting would be sung by the audience. However, after listening to the rough cut, Hua felt that it was too perfect and decided to go in a different direction. To create the mysterious “choir-inspired” feeling that he wanted, many people would need to participate. Hua then recommended inviting his fans to participate. One hundred fans gathered at a large orchestral recording studio to complete the accompaniment and achieve the dramatic choral effect he had hoped for.
2. Videos
Audio link
MV
Making Film
2018 Mars Concert Beijing
3. Lyrics
Compose & lyrics: Hua Chenyu |
Why, why nobody fight?
Why nobody fight?
Why nobody fight?