You Let Me Walk Alone
| You Let Me Walk Alone | |
|---|---|
| Michael Schulte | |
| publication | 20th February 2018 |
| length | 2:57 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Michael Schulte, Thomas Stengaard, Nisse Ingwersen , Katharina Müller |
| Label | Very Us |
You Let Me Walk Alone is an English language song by Michael Schulte . It was written by Michael Schulte, Thomas Stengaard, Nisse Ingwersen and Katharina Müller and emerged as the winner of the German preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon . In the final he reached fourth place with 340 points, the best German result since 2010 .
Creation and publication
The song was written as part of a song writing camp in Berlin with the composers Thomas Stengaard, Nisse Ingwersen and Katharina Müller. Thomas Stengaard wrote the winning song for Denmark in 2013 . The song was published on February 20, 2018, before Michael Schulte prevailed against five other artists on February 22, 2018 at Our Song for Lisbon . He achieved the maximum number of points of 36 points and received 12 points from both the audience and both juries.
content
Michael Schulte deals with the death of his father in this song.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
3 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
23 (2 weeks) | 2 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
27 (1 week) | 1 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norddeutscher Rundfunk : All information about the German ESC preliminary decision 2018. In: eurovision.de. February 28, 2018, accessed July 31, 2018 .
- ^ European Broadcasting Union : Lisbon 2018. In: eurovision.tv. May 12, 2018, accessed July 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Johannes Laubmeier: Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon Toast and Trauma. In: tagesspiegel.de. May 12, 2018, accessed July 31, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Perfect Life ( Levina ) |
 Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 |
Sister ( S! Sters ) |