Discoteque (song)
{{Short description|2021 song by The Roop}}
{{For|songs with similar titles|Discothèque (disambiguation)#Songs}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Discoteque
| cover = The Roop - Discoteque.png
| alt = The official cover for "Discoteque"
| type = single
| artist = the Roop
| album = Concrete Flower
| released = 22 January 2021
| genre = Electro-pop{{cite web |last1=V |first1=Michel |title=Eurovision 2021 Review: Lithuania – The Roop – Discoteque |url=https://abitofpopmusic.com/2021/02/08/eurovision-2021-lithuania-the-roop-discoteque/ |website=Abitofpopmusic |date=8 February 2021 |access-date=26 February 2021}}
| length = 3:01
| label = Warner
| writer =
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius
- Laisvūnas Černovas
- Mantas Banišauskas
- Robertas Baranauskas
- Ilkka Wirtanen
- Kalle Lindroth
| producer =
- Laisvūnas Černovas
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius
| chronology =
| prev_title = On Fire
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Ohmygodable
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CWqrdzNoBKA|"Discoteque"}}}}
{{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Lithuania}} "Discoteque"
| year = 2021
| country = Lithuania
| artist = The Roop
| language = English
| composer = {{hlist|Vaidotas Valiukevičius|Robertas Baranauskas|Mantas Banišauskas|Laisvūnas Černovas|Ilkka Wirtanen}}
| lyricist = {{hlist|Vaidotas Valiukevičius|Mantas Banišauskas|Kalle Lindroth}}
| place = 8th
| points = 220
| place_semi = 4th
| points_semi = 203
| prev = On Fire
| prev_link = On Fire (The Roop song)
| next = Sentimentai
| next_link = Sentimentai
}}
}}
"Discoteque" is a song by Lithuanian pop-rock band the Roop. The song represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after winning the pre-selection competition Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021.
At Eurovision
{{Main|Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021}}
The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.{{cite web |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |title=Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224155243/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 |archive-date=24 December 2020}} According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of {{Esccnty|France}}, {{Esccnty|Germany}}, {{Esccnty|Italy}}, {{Esccnty|Spain}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}}, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.{{cite web |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |title=Rules–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073043/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ |archive-date=8 April 2020}} On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Lithuania would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.{{cite web |last=Groot |first=Evert |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |title=2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/2020-semi-final-line-up-to-stay-this-year |access-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118125722/https://eurovision.tv/story/2020-semi-final-line-up-to-stay-this-year |archive-date=18 November 2020 |date=17 November 2020}} On 18 May, after competing in the first semi-final, Lithuania was announced as having qualified for the final round, receiving 203 points, garnering them the 4th place in the ranking of the semifinal.
Lithuania's "Discoteque" received 220 points and finished 8th in the competition, the best result of the country since 2006.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{Cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/168697510/credits|title=Credits / Discoteque / THE ROOP – TIDAL|website=Tidal|accessdate=7 February 2021}}
- Laisvūnas Černovas – producer, keyboards, masterer, mixer, writer
- Vaidotas Valiukevičius – producer, keyboards, mixer, vocals, writer
- Robertas Baranauskas – bass, keyboards, writer
- Mantas Banišauskas – guitar, writer
- The Roop – vocals
- Ilkka Wirtanen – writer
- Kalle Lindroth – writer
Charts
Certifications
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|+Certifications for "Discoteque" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Certification ! scope="col" | Certified units/sales |
| scope="row" | Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=AGATA apdovanojimuose pagerbti klausomiausi atlikėjai |url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/agata-apdovanojimuose-pagerbti-klausomiausi-atlikejai/ |publisher=AGATA |access-date=2024-06-03 |language=lt}}
| Platinum | 4,000,000{{superscript|{{dagger}}}} |
|---|
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; height:3em;" | {{superscript|{{dagger}}}} Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Release history and formats for "Discoteque" ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format(s) ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| 21 January 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Musica Publica | {{center|{{cite web |publisher=Apple Music |title=Discoteque{{spaced ndash}}Single by The Roop on Apple Music Lithuania |url=https://music.apple.com/lt/album/discoteque-single/1547999307 |access-date=1 March 2021 |date=21 January 2021}}}} |
|---|
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2021}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Eurovision songs of 2021