Violent Thing

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Violent Thing
Ben Dolic
publication February 28, 2020
length 3:18
Genre (s) pop
text Borislaw Milanow, Peter St. James, Dag Lundberg
music Borislaw Milanow , Peter St. James, Dag Lundberg, Jimmy Thorén, Connor Martin
Label Universal Music GmbH

Violent Thing (German about "Bad thing") is an English-language pop song written by Borislaw Milanow's team . It will be interpreted by Ben Dolic and should represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam .

background

Dolic was selected as a representative of Germany by several juries from 600 artists in December 2019. After the bad results at the Eurovision Song Contest in recent years, the lead NDR decided to select the contribution internally. On February 27th, the corresponding song was presented as part of the television program “ Our Song for Rotterdam ”.

Music and lyrics

The music was composed by Borislaw Milanow together with Jimmy Thorén, Connor Martin, Peter St. James and Dag Lundberg. The latter also wrote the text. The performer describes the song as a "pop funky song that talks about a strong love". Milanow explains that the song is about a love that cannot be explained. This affection is “violent” (roughly “brutal”) because you cannot defend yourself against it and lose control.

“Most people are just mind people and they always want everything to be explained, everything always has to be logical and well thought out. And that kind of love is just not like that. And that is the "Violent Thing". "

- Borislav Milanov

Music video

The music video was shot at Club Terminal 1 in Sofia , directed by Ivan Moskow . It shows Dolic, who notices a woman who he then looks for in the club and kisses.

reception

Nino de Angelo described the title as a disaster. Nicole considered that the voice for another song would be more ideal. She believes "that this song does not have the potential to convince Europe in three minutes."

Fan blogs saw the title selected for Germany as a significant step forward compared to the failures in previous years. Wiwbloggs rated the song with 8.18 points, the best value of the Eurovision contributions of 2020. Violent Thing is exactly what you want to hear after the disappointing German contribution from last year. The title is well suited for the radio, but can also be played in the club. The Eurovisionary blog is of the opinion that a good choreography would have made a high ranking at the ESC possible. According to ESCXtra, it is not the best German contribution, but the one that is most suitable for the radio and the music charts. The German-language blog ESC Kompakt ruled that “everything was finally done right”. Song, video and performance are "coordinated".

publication

The music video including the title as a digital download was published at the end of February 2020. In order to comply with the EBU regulations, a version shortened by 15 seconds was published on April 24th.

At the Eurovision Song Contest

As part of the so-called “Big Five”, Germany would have qualified directly for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which should take place on May 16, 2020. The choreography was to be developed by Marty Kudelka. However, due to the advancing COVID-19 pandemic , the competition was canceled.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Two juries select the German ESC contribution. In: eurovision.de. Norddeutscher Rundfunk , February 10, 2020, accessed on February 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Ben Dolic is Germany's ESC candidate in Rotterdam. In: Norddeutscher Rundfunk . February 27, 2020, accessed February 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Ben Dolic wants to score at the ESC 2020 with the dance hymn "Violent Thing". In: Augsburger Allgemeine . February 28, 2020, accessed February 28, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Marcel Stober: "Violent Thing": The composer behind the German ESC song. In: eurovision.de. March 13, 2020, accessed March 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ FacingTheSunOfficial: BEN DOLIC & B-OK - Violent Thing. In: YouTube . February 27, 2020, accessed February 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Schlager legend humiliates German candidate Ben Dolic with clear words. In: Extra tip. March 4, 2020, accessed March 17, 2020 .
  7. ↑ German ESC contribution is a YouTube hit! In: Schlager experts. Retrieved March 17, 2020 .
  8. ^ Robyn Gallagher: Wiwi Jury results: Germany's Ben Dolic with “Violent Thing” is our favorite song from Eurovision 2020. In: Wiwibloggs. April 22, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  9. ^ Robyn Gallagher: Wiwi Jury: Germany's Ben Dolic with “Violent Thing”. In: Wiwibloggs. April 21, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Theo Vatmanidis: Eurovision 2020 entries: Germany - we are discussing Violent Thing by Ben Dolic. In: Eurovisionary. April 26, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Luke Malam: Xtra Insider 2020: We Review Germany! In: ESCXtra. May 2, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Florian Rahn: ESC Songcheck compact (36) - Germany: "Violent Thing" by Ben Dolic. In: ESC compact. April 25, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Rick Arth: Violent Thing! Ben Dolic shares final version ahead of Germany's alternative Eurovision shows. In: Wiwibloggs. April 26, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Violent Thing (Stage Version) - Single. In: iTunes . Retrieved July 8, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is canceled. In: eurovision.tv. March 18, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
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