Die Together

{{Short description|2022 song by Amanda Tenfjord}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Die Together

| cover = Die Together cover.jpg

| alt = The official cover for "Die Together"

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Amanda Tenfjord

| language = English

| released = 10 March 2022

| album = In Hindsight

| genre =

| length = 2:56

| label = Propeller Recordings

| writer = * Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord

  • Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter

| prev_title = Miss The Way You Missed Me

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Plans

| next_year = 2022

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|PgiKktnFJIA|"Die Together"}}}}

{{Infobox song contest entry

| embed = yes

| year = 2022

| country = Greece

| artist = Amanda Tenfjord

| as = Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord

| language =

| composer = {{hlist|Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord|Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter}}

| lyricist = {{hlist|Amanda Georgiadis Tenfjord|Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter}}

| place = 8th

| points = 215

| place_semi = 3rd

| points_semi = 211

| prev = Last Dance

| prev_year = 2021

| prev_link = Last Dance (Stefania song)

| next = What They Say

| next_year = 2023

| next_link = What They Say (Victor Vernicos song)

}}

{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|1F4xozknC_4|"Die Together (First Semi-Final)}}
{{YouTube|BWeT0nJpB3Y|"Die Together (Final)}}}}

}}

"Die Together" is a 2022 single by Greek-Norwegian singer Amanda Tenfjord. The song was officially released on 10 March 2022 on Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation's (ERT) show Studio 4.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Greece: Amanda Tenfjord releases her Eurovision 2022 song "Die Together" |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/03/10/greece-amanda-tenfjord-releases-eurovision-2022-song-die-together/270837/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=wiwibloggs |language=en-US}} It represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after being internally selected by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=Amanda Tenfjord releases Eurovision 2022 entry "Die Together" |url=https://escxtra.com/2022/03/10/amanda-tenfjord-releases-eurovision-2022-entry-die-together/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=ESCXTRA.com |language=en-GB}} The song reached number two in Greece.

Background

The song is about a dying relationship. However, in a last ditch effort, the singer wants to part their life along with their partner so that they could be with each other until the end of their lives.

Release

The song was officially released on 10 March 2022 on Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation's (ERT) show Studio 4. However, a demo of the song was leaked in late February 2022.

Eurovision Song Contest

{{Main|Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}

= Selection =

On 7 September 2021, ERT opened a submission period where artists and composers were able to submit up to three songs each until 10 October 2021. Artists were required to be signed to record labels and to indicate the accompanying artistic group as well as the ideas or concept for the song promotion and presentation as part of their proposal.{{cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2021-09-07 |title=🇬🇷 Greece: ERT Opens Call For Eurovision 2022 Submissions |url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/09/07/greece-ert-opens-call-for-eurovision-2022-submissions/ |access-date=2021-11-01 |work=Eurovoix}}{{Cite web |last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=2021-10-11 |script-title=el:Ελλάδα: 25 προτάσεις με περισσότερα από 40 τραγούδια υποβλήθηκαν στην ΕΡΤ! ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/2021/10/ελλάδα-25-προτάσεις-με-περισσότερα-από-40/ |access-date=2021-11-01 |work=Eurovision Fun |language=el}}

A seven-member jury panel shortlisted five entrants in late October 2021, following this procedure: each member could pick between 5 and 10 entries, and the ones among these that obtained the majority of the preferences were selected to the following phase.{{Cite web |last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=2021-11-23 |script-title=el:Ελλάδα: Εκτός top20 της διαδικασίας το τραγούδι του Νίκου Γκάνου {{!}} ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/2021/11/ελλάδα-εκτός-top20-της-διαδικασίας-το-τραγ/ |work=Eurovision Fun |language=el}} The committee then proceeded to discuss with the acts the details of their potential participation at the ERT headquarters, planning to make their final decision by the end of December 2021.{{Cite web |last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=2021-10-13 |script-title=el:Ελλάδα: Την ερχόμενη εβδομάδα θα ξεκινήσει τις συνεδριάσεις της η επιτροπή της ΕΡΤ! |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/2021/10/ελλάδα-την-ερχόμενη-εβδομάδα-θα-ξεκιν/ |access-date=2021-11-01 |work=Eurovision Fun |language=el}}{{Cite web |last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=2021-08-18 |title=All the information about the Greek entry in Eurovision 2022 so far! |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2021/08/all-the-information-about-the-greek-entry-in-eurovision-2022-so-far/ |access-date=2021-08-20 |work=Eurovision Fun |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Argyriou |first=Giannis |date=2021-11-21 |script-title=el:Ελλάδα: Οι πέντε "φιναλίστ" στο ραδιομέγαρο της ΕΡΤ για την παρουσίαση των προτάσεων τους! |url=https://eurovisionfun.com/2021/11/ελλάδα-οι-πέντε-φιναλίστ-στο-ραδιομέ/ |access-date=2021-11-21 |work=Eurovision Fun |language=el}} On 17 November 2021, Nancy Zampetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos announced the shortlisted acts on their ERT program Studio 4. These were: Good Job Nicky, Joanna Drigo, Ilias Kozas, Lou Is (stage name of Louiza Sofianopoulou) and Amanda Tenfjord.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=2021-11-17 |title=Greece: 5 finalists for Eurovision 2022 internal selection include Amanda Tenfjord, Good Job Nicky and Ilias Kozas |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/11/17/greece-5-finalists-for-eurovision-2022-internal-selection-revealed/267237/ |access-date=2021-11-18 |work=Wiwibloggs}}

The latter was ultimately announced as the selected entrant on 15 December 2021,{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2021-12-15 |title=🇬🇷 Greece: Amanda Tenfjord to Eurovision 2022 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/15/greece-amanda-tenfjord-to-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} with the entry revealed on 10 March 2022.

= At Eurovision =

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an 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. Greece was placed into the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2022, and performed in the second half of the show.{{cite web |date=2022-01-25 |title=Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2022-semi-finals |access-date=2022-01-25 |work=Eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for "Die Together"

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Greece (IFPI){{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=23 May 2022|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523055533/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|archive-date=23 May 2022|url-status=dead}}

| 2

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web |publisher=lötutíðindi |title=Streymi, spilun og sala viku 20{{spaced ndash}}Listarnir gilda til 28. maí 2022 |url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522090719/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/ |archive-date=22 May 2022 |language=is |url-status=dead}}

| 29

scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/|title=2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=30 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022}}

| 19

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Tip){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&year=2022&date=20220521|title=Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=20 May 2022}}

| 18

scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2022&dspp=20|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=20 May 2022}}

| 5

{{single chart|UKdownload|67|date=20220520|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2022}}

References