My Słowianie
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| Single by Donatan & Cleo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Hiper/Chimera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 4 November 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2013; Gorycki & Sznyterman Studio, Kraków | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop, folk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Urban Rec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Cleo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Donatan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"My Słowianie" (English: We Slavs), also known as "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic", is a song by Polish record producer Donatan and singer Cleo. It was released on 4 November 2013 as a digital download. The song was chosen to represent Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark,[1] where it reached 14th place in general and 5th in televoting (with no jury votes).
The song reached number two in the Polish Airplay Chart.
Background and release
The song was recorded in Kraków Gorycki & Sznyterman. Mixing and mastering was done by the Delight band member, Jarosław "Jaro" Baran. The song is available in two versions; the Polish as "My Słowianie" and the English as "Slavic Girls" that was prepared for international music TV channels. "Slavic Girls" was played e.g. in Austria, Germany, Hungary and UK
The song was performed in a mix of these two languages at Eurovision. However, Donatan, who acts as the producer of the song, was not on stage at the event.
Music video
The music video was released on 4 November 2013 and was directed by Piotr Smoleński. The video was shot in the Museum of Agriculture (Muzeum Rolnictwa) in Ciechanowiec. The video features the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Warsaw University, "Warszawianka".
The video hit 15 million views on YouTube in less than three weeks. In May 2014, the music video received more than 44 million views for the Polish version and about 6 million views for its English version (together on VEVO and official Eurovision profile on YouTube), so "My Słowianie" became the most popular Eurovision song in history according to Internet views.
The video stars model Kamila Smogulecka who is also known as Luxuria Astaroth.
Charts
| Chart (2013–14) | Peak position |
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| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[2] | 2 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50)[3] | 6 |
See also
References
- ↑ "My, Słowianie na Eurowizji" (in Polish). Tvp.pl. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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