Release Me (Hooverphonic song)
| "Release Me" | ||||
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| Single by Hooverphonic | ||||
| Released | 17 February 2020 | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | Universal Music | |||
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| Producer(s) | Alex Callier | |||
| Hooverphonic singles chronology | ||||
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| "Release Me" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry | ||||
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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]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 |
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| 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.