Only Teardrops

"Only Teardrops"
Single by Emmelie de Forest
from the album Only Teardrops
Released	22 January 2013
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2012
Genre	Pop, folk, ethnopop
Length	3:03
Label	Sony Music
Writer(s)	Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard
Producer(s)	Frederik Thaae
Emmelie de Forest singles chronology
"Only Teardrops" (2013) "Hunter & Prey" (2013)
file info · help "Only Teardrops" Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry Country Denmark Artist(s) Emmelie de Forest Language English Composer(s) Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard Lyricist(s) Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard Finals performance Semi-final result 1st Semi-final points 167 Final result 1st Final points 281 Appearance chronology ◄ "Should've Known Better" (2012)    "Cliché Love Song" (2014) ►

External video

2013 Eurovision Grand Final on YouTube

Music video on dr.dk

"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest. The song was written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, and it was produced by Frederik Thaae.^[1] It is best known as Denmark's winning entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.^[2] The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. The song competed in the final against 25 other songs, and finished in first place with 281 points.^[3]

Chart performance

The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release.^[4] Following its victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.^[5]

In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart.^[6] A week later, the single rose to a high of #15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date.^[7]

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03

• CD single

1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
2. "Only Teardrops" (instrumental version) – 3:03

• Digital download — Kongsted remix

1. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix) – 5:34
2. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix radio edit) – 3:40

Credits and personnel

• Lise Cabble – songwriter
• Julia Fabrin Jakobsen – first songwriter
• Thomas Stengaard – songwriter
• Frederik Thaae – producer, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming
• Emmelie de Forest – vocals
• Gunhild Overegseth – backing vocals
• Hans Find Møller – Tin whistle
• Tore Nissen – vocal production

Credits adapted from Danmarks Radio.^[1]

Music video

Emmelie posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach.^[8] It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.^[9][10]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak positions Australia (ARIA)[11] 47 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[14] 26 Brazil (Antena)[15] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 17 Finland (The Official Finnish Download Chart)[18] 1 France (SNEP)[19] 79 Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 5 Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 1 Iceland (Tonlist)[22] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 5 Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[24] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[27] 9 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28] 14 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[29] 14 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 3 Sweden (DigiListan)[32] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 3 Turkey (Number One Charts)[34] 11 Ukraine (FDR)[35] 5 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 15

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[37] 77 Brazil (Antena 1 Radio)[38] 18 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[39] Platinum 30,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Denmark[40]	22 January 2013	Digital download	Sony Music
Worldwide[41]	2 May 2013
Austria[42]	14 June 2013	CD single
Germany[43]
Switzerland[44]
Worldwide[45]	24 June 2013	Digital download — Kongsted remix

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