It contains 22 songs in total and is produced by Peter Lee, Kenn C, Stefanie Sun and Weizhen Chen.

[3] By the end of 2003, it was reported that The Moment had sold 257,000 copies in Taiwan, making it the 7th highest selling album of the year in the country.

[4] Shortly after the release of The Moment, Sun publicly announced that she would "take a break" from the music industry for about a year.

[5] After graduating from Nanyang Technological University, Sun signed a recording contract with Warner Music, through which she later released six studio albums—Yan Zi (2000), My Desired Happiness (2000), Kite (2001), Start (2002), Leave (2002) and To Be Continued... (2003).

The album contains 5 original songs that had not been released before: "The Moment," "Encounter," "Does Not Bother," "Can't Be with You" and "Under the Sun"; which brought together songwriters from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

[18] The deluxe version of the album comes with a free video disc titled "Sun Yan Zi The Moment.

[20] On 13 August 2003, Sun held a press conference in Taipei to promote the compilation album.

[21] On the evening of 15 August 2003, Sun held a concert to promote her album The Moment in Taipei.

"[22] She even said to the fans in the audience in a sentimental tone: "In the next year, I will be leaving the music industry temporarily.

[23] The video depicts Sun wearing a black dress while playing a grand piano in a plain white room.