Love Will Set You Free

"Love Will Set You Free"
Eurovision Song Contest 2012 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Engelbert Humperdinck
Language	English
Composer(s)	Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek
Lyricist(s)	Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek
Finals performance
Final result	25th
Final points	12
Appearance chronology
◄ "I Can" (2011)
"Believe in Me" (2013) ►

"Love Will Set You Free" is a ballad written by Swedish producer Martin Terefe and Ivor Novello Awards winner Sacha Skarbek^[1] and is sung by Engelbert Humperdinck. It was the United Kingdom entry to 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, where it ultimately placed 25th. The song was unveiled by the BBC on 19 March 2012 on their Eurovision homepage.^[2]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Love Will Set You Free" was first released onto YouTube on 19 March 2012 at a total length of three minutes.^[3]

Track listing

Digital download^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Will Set You Free"	2:58
2.	"Too Beautiful to Last"	3:11
3.	"My Way"	3:54

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[5]	77
UK Independent Chart (Official Chart Company)^[6]	3
UK Singles Chart (Official Chart Company)^[6]	60

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	000000002012-05-06-00006 May 2012^[4]	Digital download, CD	Conehead

Preceded by "I Can" by Blue	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012	Succeeded by "Believe in Me" by Bonnie Tyler

References

↑ BBC: Engelbert Humperdinck unveils UK's Eurovision song
↑ BBC homepage for Eurovision
↑ Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free (United Kingdom) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. YouTube
1 2 iTunes - Music - Love Will Set You Free - Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
↑ "Ultratop.be – Engelbert Humperdinck – Love Will Set You Free" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
1 2 "Independent Singles Top 40 - 7th June 2014". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

External links

Eurovision at BBC Online
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Engelbert Humperdinck

Discography

Singles	"Release Me" "There Goes My Everything" "The Last Waltz" "Am I That Easy to Forget" "Sweetheart" "When There's No You" "After the Lovin'" "This Moment in Time" "Lesbian Seagull" "Love Will Set You Free"

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland

Semi-final 2	Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia

Withdrawn

Armenia

Artists

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta

Semi-final 2	Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova

Withdrawn

Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)

Songs

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	"Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?"

Semi-final 2	"Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me"

Withdrawn

"All My Life" (Belarus)
"Per sempre" (Italy)

(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1956~~ 1957 ~~1958~~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Patricia Bredin ~~1958~~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

1960s	Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth McKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu

1970s	Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace

1980s	Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report

1990s	Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious

2000s	Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen

2010s	Josh Dubovie Blue Engelbert Humperdinck Bonnie Tyler Molly Electro Velvet

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "All" ~~1958~~ "Sing, Little Birdie"

1960s	"Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations" "Boom Bang-a-Bang"

1970s	"Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love" "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann"

1980s	"Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games" "Love Is" "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"

1990s	"Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again"

2000s	"Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold On to Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "Even If" "It's My Time"

2010s	"That Sounds Good To Me" "I Can" "Love Will Set You Free" "Believe in Me" "Children of the Universe" "Still in Love with You"

(Note: Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete)

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