Only Teardrops

"Only Teardrops"
Single by Emmelie de Forest
from the album Only Teardrops
Released 22 January 2013
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2012
Genre Pop, folk, ethnopop
Length 3:03
Label Sony Music
Songwriter(s) Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard
Producer(s) Frederik Thaae
Emmelie de Forest singles chronology
"Only Teardrops"
(2013)		 "Hunter & Prey"
(2013)

"Only Teardrops"
(2013)		 "Hunter & Prey"
(2013)
Audio sample
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Denmark "Only Teardrops"
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard
Lyricist(s)
Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
167
Final result
1st
Final points
281
Appearance chronology
◄ "Should've Known Better" (2012)   
"Cliché Love Song" (2014) ►
External video
2013 Eurovision Grand Final on YouTube
Music video on dr.dk

"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest. The song was written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, and it was produced by Frederik Thaae.[1] It is best known as Denmark's winning entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.[2] The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. The song competed in the final against 25 other songs, and finished in first place with 281 points.[3]

Chart 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.[4] Following its victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, 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.[5]

In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart.[6] A week later, the single rose to a high of #15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date in the United Kingdom.[7]

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
  • CD single
  1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
  2. "Only Teardrops" (instrumental version) – 3:03
  • Digital download — Kongsted remix
  1. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix) – 5:34
  2. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix radio edit) – 3:40

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Danmarks Radio.[1]

Music video

Emmelie 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.[8] It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.[9][10]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Denmark[41] 22 January 2013 Digital download Sony Music
Worldwide[42] 2 May 2013
Austria[43] 14 June 2013 CD single
Germany[44]
Switzerland[45]
Worldwide[46] 24 June 2013 Digital download — Kongsted remix

References

  1. 1 2 "Only Teardrops - Emmelie de Forest" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (26 January 2013). "Emmelie de Forest to fly the Danish flag in Malmö". EBU.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". 19 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Busa, Alexandru (28 January 2013). "Denmark: Emmelie de Forest tops the iTunes Download Chart". Esctoday.com.
  5. ↑ "Track Top-50". hitlisten.nu. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bonnie Tyler beats Denmark in Eurovision chart race". The Official Charts Company. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Most Downloaded Eurovision Songs Of All Time Revealed!". officialcharts.com.
  8. ↑ "Denmark: Emmelie records Only Teardrops videoclip". esctoday. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "VIDEO Se Emmelies officielle musikvideo til Only Teardrops – helt eksklusivt". DR. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 13 June 2013. This morning the official music video of Emmelie de Forest's "Only Teardrops" was released. External link in |publisher= (help)
  11. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  15. ↑ "Digital Singles Charts - Brasil". Brasil Hitlist. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". Tracklisten.
  17. ↑ "Emmelie De Forest: Only Teardrops" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  18. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". ifpi.fi.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in French). Les classement single.
  20. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  21. ↑ "Digital Singles Charts - Greece". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  22. ↑ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 21, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  24. ↑ "Emmelie de Forest – Chart history" Billboard Luxembourg Digital Songs for Emmelie de Forest. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  25. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Emmelie De Forest" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  27. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". VG-lista.
  28. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  29. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201330 into search.
  30. ↑ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  31. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops" Canciones Top 50.
  32. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". Singles Top 100.
  33. ↑ "DigiListan 2013-05-26". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". Swiss Singles Chart.
  35. ↑ "Digital Singles Charts - Turkey". Number One Top 20. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  36. ↑ "Weekly Airplay Top 40 Ukraine". FDR. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  37. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  38. ↑ "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  39. ↑ "As 100 Mais - Compilação das Melhores Músicas 2013" (in Portuguese). Antena 1 Radio (Brazil). Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Danish single certifications – Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page 21 if certification is from the official website.
  41. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 by Various Artists". iTunes.
  42. ↑ "iTunes - Musik – "Only Teardrops - Single" von Emmelie de Forest". iTunes.
  43. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  44. ↑ http://www.sonymusic.de/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702
  45. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  46. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Only Teardrops - Single by Emmelie de Forest". iTunes.
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