''Summer Time'' () is the third

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by Chinese singer-songwriter

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. It was released digitally on June 16, 2021 through KuGou Music, and was among the most popular Chinese pop albums of 2021. The album contains eight songs in four chapters. The chapters "Whisper", "Whim", and "Serendipity" are solo, and the last chapter "Ignition" has two songs where Wang collaborated with

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and Jello Rio. In this album, Wang appeared as a lyricist, composer, arranger, and producer. His style spanned several genres such as downtempo pop, urban pop, hip hop, and

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Background

On December 15, 2021, a first limited edition of the physical album was pre-sold, and 20,000 copies of the album were sold out. Rumors were that scalpers were reselling the album. Roy Wang Studio immediately decided to relaease a second edition, which was released on December 18, 2021. The pre-order was unlimited, but offered for sale in a limited time. The difference from the first-run limited edition is that the album number is not displayed.

Accolades

''Summer Time'' was included in the "100 must-listen albums of the Year" at the 2021

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Awards, First place for the most popular Top 10 Album of the year at

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. It also earned first place as 2021 album of the year at the

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Awards, and second place among the Most Popular Album of the Year at the

Awards.

Track listing

References

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