Release Me (Hooverphonic song)
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2020 song by Hooverphonic
| "Release Me" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Hooverphonic | |
| Released | 17 February 2020 |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Universal Music |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Alex Callier |
| Hooverphonic singles chronology | |
|
"Horrible Person" (2019) "Release Me" (2020) "Summer Sun" (2020) | |
| Music video | |
| "Release Me" on YouTube | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Composer(s) |
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| Lyricist(s) | Alex Callier |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Contest cancelled |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Wake Up" (2019) | |
| "The Wrong Place" (2021) ► | |
"Release Me" is a song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. It would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 17 February 2020.
Eurovision Song Contest
[edit ]Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
The song would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Hooverphonic was internally selected by the national broadcaster VRT. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] | 21 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] | 24 |
Release history
[edit ]| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 17 February 2020 | Digital download, streaming | Universal Music Belgium | [4] |
References
[edit ]- ^ Farren, Neil (17 February 2020). "Belgium: Hooverphonic to Sing "Release Me" at Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Release Me - Single by Hooverphonic on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 17 February 2020.