I can't go on
| I can't go on | |
|---|---|
| Robin Bengtsson | |
| publication | February 26, 2017 |
| length | 3:04 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , electro-pop |
| Author (s) | David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah, Robin Stjernberg |
| Producer (s) | David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah, Robin Stjernberg |
| Label | Capitol Records |
| album | Melodifestivalen 2017 |
I Can't Go On ( English for I can't go on anymore ) is a song by the Swedish singer Robin Bengtsson . He represented Sweden with this song at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev ( Ukraine ) after winning the Swedish preliminary round Melodifestivalen 2017 on March 11, 2017.
background
I Can't Go On was written and produced by David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah and Robin Stjernberg . David Kreuger and Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah were already involved in 2014 as the composer of the Swedish title Undo . Robin Stjernberg composed the Swedish title You , with which he represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö . On November 30, 2016, Robin Bengtsson was announced as one of a total of 26 candidates for the 2017 Melodifestival . In the third semifinals he qualified directly for the final on March 11, 2017 in Stockholm. In the final in the Friends Arena , he won the jury's vote with 96 points. In televoting reached third place and won the Melodifestivalen 2017 with 146 points ahead of the singer Nano, who achieved second place in the overall ranking with 133 points.
Robin Bengtsson represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev (Ukraine). He started with starting number one in the first semifinals. In the final, Robin Bengtsson came in fifth with 344 points.
composition
I Can't Go On has a structure typical of pop music: the first verse is followed by the chorus, then the second verse, then the chorus again. After the second chorus, the bridge begins with a piano intermezzo and the last chorus, which contains some variations. The song has electronic elements , the main rhythmic characteristic is a clap - castanets - snap , which is later drowned out by a drum noise. The structure up to the first refrain is characterized by many text repetitions, the actual stanzas are very short.
Chart placements
| Charts (2017) | Best placement |
Weeks |
|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
3 | 17th |
 Switzerland
|
83 | 1 |
Web links
- I Can not Go On at Discogs (English)
- Lyrics on svt.se
Individual evidence
- ↑ Victor M. Escudero: Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2017 participants revealed ( English ) EBU . Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Emma Petersson: Robin Bengtsson och Owe Thörnqvist är i final i Melodifestivalen 2017 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ The starting order is fixed - Robin Bengtsson opens the ESC 2017! ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lars Peters: ESC Songcheck (9): "I can't go on" by Robin Bengtsson ( German ) http: //blog.prinz.de.+ Retrieved on April 6, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ ROBIN BENGTSSON - I CAN'T GO ON
- ^ Robin Bengtsson - I Can't Go On. In: hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed June 1, 2017 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
If I Were Sorry ( Frans ) |
 Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
Dance You Off ( Benjamin Ingrosso ) |