Calm After the Storm
{{Short description|2014 song by The Common Linnets}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Calm After the Storm
| cover = The Common Linnets - Calm After the Storm.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Common Linnets
| album = The Common Linnets
| released = 14 March 2014
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Folk|Country folk}}
| length = 3:04 (Radio edit)
3:32 (Album version)
| label = Universal Music Group
| writer = {{hlist|Ilse DeLange|JB Meijers|Rob Crosby|Matthew Crosby|Jake Etheridge}}
| producer = {{hlist|Ilse DeLange|JB Meijers}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Give Me a Reason
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|hkrF8uC92O4|"Calm After the Storm"}} }}
{{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} "Calm After the Storm"
| year = 2014
| country = Netherlands
| artist = {{Flat list|
}}
| as = The Common Linnets
| language = English
| languages =
| composer = {{Flat list|
- Ilse DeLange
- JB Meijers
- Rob Crosby
- Matthew Crosby
- Jake Etheridge
}}
| lyricist = {{Flat list|
- Ilse DeLange
- JB Meijers
- Rob Crosby
- Matthew Crosby
- Jake Etheridge
}}
| place = 2nd
| points = 238
| place_semi = 1st
| points_semi = 150
| lyrics =
| prev = Birds
| prev_link = Birds (Anouk song)
| next = Walk Along
| next_link = Walk Along
}}
{{Audio sample
| type = single
| header = Song presentation
| file = The Common Linnets - Calm After the Storm presentation (English).webm
}}
{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|bWe8PRsW4T0|"Calm After the Storm" (Semi-1)}}
{{YouTube|4ggBPAm5XLA|"Calm After the Storm" (Final)}}}}
}}
"Calm After the Storm" is a song by Dutch country rock duo The Common Linnets –Ilse DeLange and Waylon–, composed and written by DeLange herself, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby, and Jake Etheridge. It {{esccnty|Netherlands|t=represented the Netherlands}} at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 held in Copenhagen, placing second with 238 points.
Background
= Conception =
"Calm After the Storm" was composed and written by Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby, and Jake Etheridge.{{cite news|title=Ilse DeLange and Waylon team up as The Commen Linnnets for ESC2014|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/11/25/ilse-delange-waylon-common-linnets/34301/|access-date=23 March 2014|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com|date=25 November 2014}}
= Selection =
On 25 November 2013, AVROTROS announced that it had {{esccnty|Netherlands|t=internally selected|y=2014}} singers Ilse DeLange and Waylon, under the name The Common Linnets, as its performers for the {{escyr|2014||59th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|date=25 November 2013|title=The Common Linnets gaan naar het Songfestival!|url=http://www.songfestival.nl/in-the-greenroom/nieuws/nieuws-detail/the-common-linnets-gaan-naar-het-songfestival/|access-date=29 November 2014|website=songfestival.nl|publisher=NPO|language=nl|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205005802/http://www.songfestival.nl/in-the-greenroom/nieuws/nieuws-detail/the-common-linnets-gaan-naar-het-songfestival/|url-status=live}} On 4 March 2014, the duo revealed during NPO's talk show De Wereld Draait Door that "Calm After the Storm" would be their Eurovision entry, becoming the {{esccnty|Netherlands|t=Dutch entrant}} for the contest. They first performed the song live, in an acoustic version, on 12 March 2014 on De Wereld Draait Door.{{cite news|title=The Netherlands: Common Linnets reveal acoustic version of Calm after the storm|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2014/03/12/common-linnets-acoustic-calm-after-storm/42778/|access-date=23 March 2014|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com|date=12 March 2014}} The studio version was presented on 13 March 2014.{{cite web|last=Granger|first=Anthony|url=http://eurovoix.com/2014/03/04/the-netherlands-the-common-linnets-to-sing-calm-after-the-storm/|title=The Netherlands: The Common Linnets To Sing "Calm After The Storm"|publisher=Eurovoix.com|access-date=4 March 2014|date=4 March 2014}} The music video, shot entirely black-and-white, was filmed later in March 2014 in Edam.{{cite web|title=The Common Linnets - Calm Before the Storm|url=http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1411279|publisher=AVROTROS|date=16 April 2014|access-date=8 May 2014}}
=Eurovision=
On 6 May 2014, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen hosted by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) and broadcast live throughout the continent. After having taken the first place in this semi-final, the song finished in second place in the grand final on 10 May 2014, behind the winning song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst for {{esccnty|Austria|y=2014}}.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2014|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 2014|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=DR / EBU|date=10 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2014/grand-final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 2014 grand final scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} This was the highest position for the Netherlands since it last won in the {{escyr|1975||1975 contest}}, and the highest score for the Netherlands in all the Eurovision contests until the {{escyr|2019||2019 edition}}, when Duncan Laurence claimed victory with the song "Arcade".
In addition to their high placement in the contest, the song picked up two Marcel Bezençon Awards: the Artistic Award, chosen by the commentators from the various participating broadcasters, and the Composers Award, chosen by the songwriters of all the participating songs from the 2014 contest.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-01 |title=Marcel Bezençon Awards {{!}} Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/in-depth/marcel-bezencon-awards |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=eurovision.tv |language=en}}
Chart performance
On 18 May 2014, it reached number 9 in the UK singles chart, becoming 2014's highest charting Eurovision single,{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/eurovision-2014-the-real-winners-revealed-3021/ |title=Eurovision 2014: The real winners revealed! |website=Official Charts |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2014-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205051311/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/eurovision-2014-the-real-winners-revealed-3021/ |url-status=dead }} and the fourth non-winning Eurovision song from outside the UK to enter the top ten, the other songs being "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (Italy 1958), "Si" (Italy 1974) and "I See a Star" (Netherlands 1974).
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/justice-crew-spend-second-week-at-aria-no-1-20140517|title=Justice Crew Spend Second Week At ARIA No 1|date=17 May 2014|publisher=Noise11.com/}}
|66 |
| {{single chart|Austria|2|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014|refname=austrian}} |
| {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Wallonia|20|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Denmark|2|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| scope="row"|Euro Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2014-05-24|title=Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of May 24, 2014)|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523013852/https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2014-05-24|archive-date=May 23, 2020}}
|style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| {{single chart|Finland|6|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|France|102|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|refname=french|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|3|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|songid=1262470|rowheader=true|access-date=25 February 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Hungarysingle|4|year=2014|week=19|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Iceland (RÚV){{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/lag/calm-after-the-storm|title=RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2|publisher=RÚV|access-date=7 June 2014}}
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Ireland|4|year=2014|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Luxembourgdigitalsongs|9|artistid=6026317|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=11 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|1|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|8|date=2014-05-24|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakia|25|year=2014|week=22|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=29|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=sl|access-date=20 July 2014|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172421/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=29|url-status=dead}}
| align=center|17 |
| {{single chart|Spain|5|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Sweden|36|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Common Linnets|song=Calm After The Storm|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
| scope="row"|Turkey (Number One Top 40){{cite web | url = http://www.numberone.com.tr/tr/muzik/number-one-top-40/index.1.html | work = Number One Top 40 | access-date = 20 May 2014 | title = Digital Singles Charts - Turkey | archive-date = 4 January 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100104222338/http://www.numberone.com.tr/tr/muzik/number-one-top-40/index.1.html | url-status = dead }}
| style="text-align:center;"|7 |
| {{single chart|UK|9|artist=Common Linnets|date=2014-05-24|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2014}} |
=Year-end charts=
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|type=single|artist=The Common Linnets|title=Calm After the Storm|access-date=24 June 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=The Common Linnets|title=Calm After the Storm|award=Gold|number=3|type=single|relyear=2014|relmonth=03|certyear=2023|access-date=3 March 2023}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Netherlands|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|relmonth=3|artist=The Common Linnets|title=Calm After the Storm}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{The Common Linnets}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2014}}
{{Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
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Category:The Common Linnets songs
Category:Eurovision songs of the Netherlands
Category:Eurovision songs of 2014
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Category:Number-one singles in Iceland
Category:Songs written by Rob Crosby