I've Been Waiting for This Night

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"I've Been Waiting for This Night" performed by Donny Montell was selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 through the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka ({{langx|en|"Eurovision" Song Contest national selection|italic=yes}}), organised by the Lithuanian public broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). The national final took place over ten weeks and involved 28 artists initially competing in two different competitive streams: artists that applied with a song and artists that were matched with a song from the song submissions LRT received because they did not have a song.{{cite web |last1=Błażewicz |first1=Maciej |date=6 October 2015 |title=Lithuanian marathon with new rules |url=http://escbubble.com/2015/10/lithuanian-marathon-with-new-rules/ |access-date=16 December 2015 |website=escbubble.com}} Donny Montell applied to compete with "I've Been Waiting For This Night" and therefore competed with other artists who also applied with songs.{{cite web |date=4 December 2015 |title=Įvertinkite Donato Montvydo "eurovizinę" dainą ir klipą "I've Been Waiting For This Night" |url=http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena/pramogos/muzika/ivertinkite-donato-montvydo-eurovizine-daina-ir-klipa-i-ve-been-waiting-for-this-night-28-550677 |access-date=21 December 2015 |work=15 min |language=lt}} The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final on 12 March 2016, six artists and songs remained and "I've Been Waiting For This Night" was selected as the winner after achieving the highest score from both the jury panel and the public vote.{{cite web |last1=Leon |first1=Jakov I. |date=12 March 2016 |title=It's Donny Montell for Lithuania! |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=its_donny_montell_for_lithuania |access-date=12 March 2016 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |date=21 January 2016 |title=Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=semi-final_allocation_draw_on_monday_pots_revealed |access-date=25 January 2016 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} On 25 January 2016, 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. Lithuania was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2016, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |date=25 January 2016 |title=Allocation Draw: The results! |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=allocation_draw_the_results |access-date=25 January 2016 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}

The Lithuanian performance featured Donny Montell performing on stage alone with blue and green stage colours and the LED screens displaying stars.{{cite web |last1=Nilsson |first1=Helena |date=4 May 2016 |title=Third day of rehearsals |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/live/follow_live_third_day_of_rehearsals |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505005032/http://www.eurovision.tv/live/follow_live_third_day_of_rehearsals |archive-date=5 May 2016 |access-date=4 May 2016 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}{{cite web |last1=Nilsson |first1=Helena |date=7 May 2016 |title=Day 6 at the Globe Arena |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/live/follow_live_day_6_of_rehearsals_at_the_globe_arena |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507095657/http://www.eurovision.tv/live/follow_live_day_6_of_rehearsals_at_the_globe_arena |archive-date=7 May 2016 |access-date=7 May 2016 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} The performance also featured pyrotechnic effects and Montell using a trampoline prop to perform a jump. The stage director and choreographer for the Lithuanian performance was Sacha Jean-Baptiste.{{cite web |date=28 March 2016 |title=D. Montvydas Švedijoje ieško geriausio sprendimo "Eurovizijai" |url=http://zmones.lrytas.lt/muzika/d-montvydas-svedijoje-iesko-geriausio-sprendimo-eurovizijai.htm |access-date=26 April 2016 |website=lrytas.lt |publisher=Lrytas.lt |language=lt}} Donny Montell was joined by four off-stage backing vocalists: Justina Budaitė, Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė, Rasa Doniela and Karolina Rasten.{{cite web |date=22 April 2016 |title=Donatui Montvydui per pasirodymą "Eurovizijoje" talkins atlikėjos iš "Lietuvos balso" |url=http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena/eurovizija/lietuviai-eurovizijoje/donatui-montvydui-per-pasirodyma-eurovizijoje-talkins-atlikejos-is-lietuvos-balso-124-615671 |access-date=26 April 2016 |website=15min.lt |publisher=15 min |language=lt}}

Montell performed the song during the second semi-final of the 2016 contest on 12 May, and ended up qualifying to the final on 14 May, held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Second Semi-Final {{!}} Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=2133 |access-date=2017-03-12 |website=Eurovision.tv}} Montell qualified to the final on 14 May, and came 9th with a total of 200 points.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final {{!}} Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=2113 |access-date=2017-03-12 |website=Eurovision.tv}}

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| headline = Digital download{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/lt/album/ive-been-waiting-for-this/id1092422500|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407114158/https://itunes.apple.com/lt/album/ive-been-waiting-for-this/id1092422500|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2016|title=I've Been Waiting for This Night - Single by Donny Montell on iTunes|work=iTunes|access-date=22 March 2016}}

| title1 = I've Been Waiting for This Night

| length1 = 3:02

| title2 = I've Been Waiting for This Night

| note2 = Trap Remix

| length2 = 3:18

| title3 = I've Been Waiting for This Night

| note3 = Club Remix

| length3 = 3:39

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