Bubble (G.E.M. song)

"Bubble" (Chinese: 泡沫; pinyin: Pàomò) is a song recorded by Chinese-Hong Kong singer-songwriter G.E.M., released on 14 October 2012. It was released as one of the singles from G.E.M.'s third studio album, Xposed (2012). The song surged in popularity after she performed it during season two of I Am a Singer in China in 2014. It garnered over 100 million streams on Xiami Music and over 50 million views on YouTube.

Background and development

In an interview, she said it was written after her breakup. She felt depressed and tried to run away, so she flew to New York City and stayed for a week. One day, she walked in a very crowded street and saw the clown blowing bubbles. It is a very beautiful scene but in her eyes, although bubble was beautiful, it was fragile. She metaphors bubble to lies, beautiful but fragile, and when it exposed, it hurts so deep. This is how her come up with the song.

Critical response

The song started with lower key which likes telling the fragility of love and commitment; and the powerful part sounds like she had seen through the bubble-like love and starts a new life.

Music video and live performances

The music video for "Bubble" was directed by Tan Chang With "Bubble" being one of G.E.M.'s most popular and acclaimed songs, she has performed it several times, such as on the first episode of I Am a Singer (season 2) and on her world tours.

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