On Fire (song)
| On fire | |
|---|---|
| The Roop | |
| publication | January 14, 2020 |
| length | 2:50 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| text | Vaidotas Valiukevičius |
| music | Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, Mantas Banišauskas |
| Producer (s) | Vaidotas Valiukevičius |
| Label | 598580 Records DK |
On Fire (Eng .: Am Brennen ) is an English-language pop song that was composed and performed by the Lithuanian pop-rock band The Roop . With this title she should have represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam .
background
The Roop already took part in the Lithuanian Grand Prix preliminary round Eurovizijos 2018 , where they finished third in the final. In 2020 they took part again and were able to attend the final of the show Pabandom iš naujo! decide for yourself by a large margin.
Music and lyrics
The title was composed by the band themselves. The up-tempo number can be assigned to the genre of electropop. Front man Valiukevičius wrote the lyrics. It is about the fact that you often underestimate yourself and believe that you do not meet certain standards, such as your age. Valiukevičius learned from conversations that young people from the music industry already felt too old for the business.
“People in their thirties already feel untimely aged and hopeless. I believe this is not normal. I faced such thoughts myself, but I strived to change my approach to things, put more energy into my activities than I did when I was 20. With this song I wish to send my listeners confidence and good vibes. We are all capable of being who we want, when we want, and age is not important. "
“People in their thirties already feel too old and hopeless. I don't think that's normal. I've had these thoughts myself, but I've tried to change my mindset and put more energy into my activities than I did when I was 20. With this song I want to spread confidence and a good mood in my listeners. We can all be who we are without age playing a role. "
The accompanying music video was produced under the direction of Indrė Juškutė. According to his statements, this describes that one feels perceived by outsiders as if through a magnifying glass and one often looks for oneself in other people's reflections and public opinion. However, this picture is often damaged. When you gain more self-confidence, these reflections are nothing more than a game.
Commercial win
On Fire was able to place itself for the first time in the Lithuanian charts of week 5 at number 19. From week 8 the title stayed at number 1 in the single charts for a total of five weeks.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Lithuania (AGATA)
|
1 (30 weeks) | 30th |
At the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania should have performed with this song in the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. However, due to the advancing COVID-19 pandemic , the competition was canceled.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ THE ROOP: THE ROOP - On Fire. In: YouTube . January 17, 2020, accessed February 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Neil Farren: Ieva Zasimauskaitė to Euro Vision 2018. In: Eurovoix. March 11, 2018, accessed February 25, 2020 .
- ^ Anthony Granger: Lithuania: The Roop Set Record For Number Of Televotes Received in National Final. In: eurovoix.com. February 16, 2020, accessed on February 27, 2020 .
- ↑ THE ROOP are ready to conquer Eurovision. In: theroop.com. January 17, 2020, accessed on February 27, 2020 .
- ↑ 2020 5-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). In: AGATA. January 31, 2020, accessed May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b 2020 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). In: AGATA. February 25, 2020, accessed February 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Which country performs in which Eurovision 2020 Semi-Final? In: eurovision.tv. January 28, 2020, accessed March 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is canceled. In: eurovision.tv. March 18, 2020, accessed on March 26, 2020 .