" Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest, written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, and Thomas Stengaard, and produced by Frederik Thaae. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, resulting in the country's third win in the contest.
It was originally written to in the contest, but was rejected.
Background
Conception
"Only Teardrops" was written in 2012 by
Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, and Thomas Stengaard, and produced by Frederik Thaae.
Eurovision
On 26 January 2013, "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest competed in the of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, winning the competition. During the performance, several musicians on stage were accidentally dressed in
Schutzstaffel uniforms, due to a mix-up in DR's costume department where the costumes were also meant to be used in a historical drama.
As the festival was used by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) to select its song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the , and de Forest the performer, for Eurovision.
On 14 May 2013, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Malmö Arena in Malmö hosted by i=unset (SVT) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Emmelie de Forest performed "Only Teardrops" fifth on the evening. After the grand final it was revealed that it had received in its semi-final 167 points, placing first and qualifying for the grand final.
Aftermath
As the winning broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) gave DR the responsibility to host the of the Eurovision Song Contest. De Forest opened the first semi-final on 6 May 2014 performing "Only Teardrops".
On 31 March 2015, she performed the song in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held in London.
[ at Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits]
Track listing
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;Digital download
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"Only Teardrops" – 3:03
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;CD single
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"Only Teardrops" – 3:03
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"Only Teardrops" (instrumental version) – 3:03
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;Digital download – Kongsted remix
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"Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix) – 5:34
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"Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix radio edit) – 3:40
Credits and personnel
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Lise Cabble – songwriter
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Julia Fabrin Jakobsen – first songwriter
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Thomas Stengaard – songwriter
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Frederik Thaae – producer, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming
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Emmelie de Forest – vocals
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Gunhild Overegseth – backing vocals
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Hans Find Møller – Tin whistle
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Tore Nissen – vocal production
Credits adapted from DR.
Music video
De Forest posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach.
It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.
Commercial performance
The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release.
Following its victory in Eurovision, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by
IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.
In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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Denmark | 22 January 2013 | Digital download | Sony Music |
Worldwide | 2 May 2013 |
Austria | 14 June 2013 | CD single |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Worldwide | 24 June 2013 | Digital download – Kongsted remix |
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