Eurodab
{{Short description|2025 single by Käärijä and Baby Lasagna}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{lowercase title}}
{{Correct title|title=#eurodab|reason=hashtag}}
{{Infobox song
| name =
| cover = Kaarija and Baby Lasagna - eurodab.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Käärijä and Baby Lasagna
| album =
| B-side = Cha Cha Cha
| language = {{hlist|English|Finnish|Croatian}}
| released = {{start date|2025|05|16|df=y}}
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hyperpop|Eurodance}}
| length = 2:38
| label = Warner Music Finland
| writer = * Aleksi Nurmi
- Jere Pöyhönen
- Johannes Naukkarinen
- Joy Deb
- Linnea Deb
- Marko Purišić
- Sonny Kylä-Liuhala
| producer = * Aleksi Nurmi
- Joy Deb
- Kiro
| misc = {{extra chronology|
| artist = Käärijä
| type = single
| prev_title = Kaistaa
| prev_year = 2025
| title = #eurodab
| year = 2025}}{{extra chronology|
| artist = Baby Lasagna
| type = single
| prev_title = Bam Bam Bira
| prev_year = 2025
| title = #eurodab
| year = 2025}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|CrSGlEvjBVA|"#eurodab"}}|header=Audio}}
}}
"#eurodab" is a song by Finnish rapper Käärijä and Croatian musician Baby Lasagna. It was released as a single by Warner Music Finland on 16 May 2025. The song was performed live a day after release, in the grand final of Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Background and release
Käärijä and Baby Lasagna rose to international prominence across Europe upon their performances at the Eurovision Song Contest. The former represented {{Esccnty|Finland|y=2023}} at the {{escyr|2023||2023 contest}} with his song "Cha Cha Cha" and quickly became a fan favourite; he ultimately placed second behind {{esccnty|Sweden|y=2023}}. The latter represented {{Esccnty|Croatia|y=2024}} at the {{escyr|2024||2024 contest}} with his song "Rim Tim Tagi Dim", which was largely compared to "Cha Cha Cha" upon release. Despite the said similarities, the song became a fan favourite as well and also placed second behind {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=2024}}.{{Cite web |last=Pek |first=Dora |date=12 May 2025 |title=Konačno, dečki! Baby Lasagna i Käärijä objavili kada će izaći njihov viralni hit s TikToka... |url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/konacno-decki-baby-lasagna-i-kaarija-objavili-kad-ce-izaci-njihov-viralni-hit-s-tiktoka-1050945 |access-date=18 May 2025 |website=24sata |language=hr}} Despite the plagiarism accusations, Käärijä praised Baby Lasagna's entry and denied that he was plagiarized.{{Cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=Baby Lasagnu optužili su da ga je kopirao, a finski predstavnik sada je javno komentirao našu pjesmu |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/javio-se-finski-predstavnik-baby-lasagnu-su-optuzili-da-je-kopirao-njegovu-pjesmu-evo-sto-on-kaze-na-to-1749980 |access-date=18 May 2025 |website=Večernji list |language=hr}}
In mid-May 2025, a snippet of "#eurodab" appeared on TikTok. On 12 May 2025, Käärijä confirmed that the full song would be released on 16 May and that it would be a collaboration with the Croatian musician. Baby Lasagna stated that the two musicians were contacted by the {{escyr|2025||2025 contest}}'s organizers, who were asking them to perform together, which the two used to record a collaborative song and premiere it during the said performance.{{cite web |title=Miljenici Eurosonga objavili su duet! Poslušajte kako zvuče Käärija i Baby Lasagna, fanovi su oduševljeni |url=https://www.journal.hr/kultura/glazba/eurodab-kaarije-baby-lasagna/ |website=Journal.hr |access-date=18 May 2025 |language=hr |date=16 May 2025}} The initiative came from Käärijä and his team. Upon recording the demo, he sent it to Baby Lasagna who completed his part and recorded it remotely.{{Cite web |last=Večić |first=Tamara |date=16 May 2025 |title=🇨🇭 Eurovision 2025: Baby Lasagna and Käärijä Release New Song |url=https://eurovoix.com/2025/05/16/%F0%9F%87%A8%F0%9F%87%AD-eurovision-2025-baby-lasagna-and-kaarija-release-new-song/ |access-date=19 May 2025 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
Composition
Described as hyperpop and Eurodance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturefix.co.uk/?p=32887|title=Baby Lasagna and Käärijä Join Forces For Hyperpop Eurodance Smash '#eurodab'|date=2025-05-23|access-date=2025-06-05|website=Culture Fix|language=en-GB}} the song nostalgically recalls the mid-2010s when dab was a global cultural phenomenon. Mixing English with the artists' native Finnish and Croatian, it is the first song with Croatian lyrics to be released under the Baby Lasagna pseudonym.{{cite web |title=Baby Lasagna i Käärijä udružili snage na singlu "#eurodab"! |url=https://eurosong.hr/baby-lasagna-i-kaarija-udruzili-snage-na-singlu-eurodab/ |website=Eurosong.hr |access-date=18 May 2025 |language=hr |date=16 May 2025}}
Critical reception
Ruxandra Tudor of Wiwibloggs described the track as a "total banger" and its mix of languages as "one addictive mix that's high-energy and impossible to forget. It's the kind of track that gets stuck in your head after just one listen, and you won't even mind."{{cite web |last1=Tudor |first1=Ruxandra |title=New music this week (part 1): Songs from Abor & Tynna, Katarsis, Klemen and more |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2025/05/18/new-music-abor-tynna-katarsis-klemen-and-more/284716/ |website=Wiwibloggs |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=18 May 2025}} Croatian portal Journal.hr wrote that Käärijä and Baby Lasagna "transformed [the dab] into a real Eurovision statement – visually strong, fun and irresistibly 'extra'."
Live performances
{{External media|title=Eurovision 2025 performance|caption=|video1={{YouTube|DGsL8hA-1rE|"#eurodab" at the Grand Final}}|float=right}}
On 17 May 2025, a day after the song's release, Baby Lasagna and Käärijä appeared in the grand final of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 as an interval act. They performed a mashup of their respective entries in what NME{{'}}s Laura Molloy described as "a video game-esque face off", before proceeding to perform "#eurodab" for the first time.{{cite web |last1=Molloy |first1=Laura |title=Watch Käärijä and Baby Lasagna duel at Eurovision 2025 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-kaarija-and-baby-lasagna-duel-at-eurovision-2025-3863211 |website=NME |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=18 May 2025}} Mojmira Pastorčić of RTL Direkt dubbed the two musicians' joint performance "delirium-inducing".{{Cite web|url=https://net.hr/danas/rtl-direkt/i-casne-i-djeca-i-penzineri-svi-plesu-dab-baby-lasagna-otrkio-u-cemu-je-tajna-c03cf919-40bf-11f0-be08-9600040c8f8e|title=I časne i djeca i penzioneri - svi plešu eurodab! Baby Lasagna otrkio u čemu je tajna|date=2025-06-03|access-date=2025-06-05|website=Net.hr|last=Stojkovski|first=Rikardo|language=hr}}
Track listing
Digital download/streaming{{cite web |title=#eurodab - Single by Käärijä, Baby Lasagna |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1om5mgfzIyl8wK0VExNHCA?si=Lw5JVYU0S5KeToWIfWDhXg |website=Spotify |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=16 May 2025}}
- "#eurodab" – 2:38
- "Cha Cha Cha" – 2:55
Digital download/streaming{{cite web |title=Cha Cha Cha / Rim Tim Tagi Dim (Battle Mashup - Single by Käärijä, Baby Lasagna |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/37GedKbVaIqIkF5LDJf7oq?si=XPbLYnGVRXSUyQE76Kp9HA |website=Spotify |access-date=6 June 2025 |date=6 June 2025}}
- "Cha Cha Cha / Rim Tim Tagi Dim" (Battle Mashup) – 1:55
- "#eurodab" – 2:38