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Only Teardrops

{{Short description|2013 song by Emmelie de Forest}}

{{For|the album|Only Teardrops (album)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Only Teardrops

| cover = Emmelie-de-Forest-Only-Teardrops.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Emmelie de Forest

| album = Only Teardrops

| released = 22 January 2013

| recorded = 2012

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:03

| label = Sony Music

| writer =

| producer = Frederik Thaae

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Hunter & Prey

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops.ogg

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{{External music video|{{YouTube|KTlKyLa7ZLg|"Only Teardrops"}}}}

{{Infobox song contest entry|embed=yes

| song = {{Flag icon|Denmark}} "Only Teardrops"

| image =

| caption =

| year = 2013

| country = Denmark

| artist = Emmelie de Forest

| as =

| with =

| language = English

| languages =

| composer = {{hlist|Lise Cabble|Julia Fabrin Jakobsen|Thomas Stengaard}}

| lyricist = {{hlist|Lise Cabble|Julia Fabrin Jakobsen|Thomas Stengaard}}

| place = 1st

| points = 281

| place_semi = 1st

| points_semi = 167

| lyrics =

| prev = Should've Known Better

| prev_link = Should've Known Better (Soluna Samay song)

| next = Cliché Love Song

| next_link = Cliché Love Song

}}

{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|s6mnUCP6FMM|"Only Teardrops" (Semi-Final)}}
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"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest, written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, and Thomas Stengaard, and produced by Frederik Thaae. It {{esccnty|Denmark|t=represented Denmark}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, resulting in the country's third win in the contest.

It was originally written to {{esccnty|Germany|t=represent Germany}} in the contest, but was rejected.{{cite web|title=Lise Cabble er Danmarks hemmelige Grand Prix dronning|url=https://www.bt.dk/musik/lise-cabble-er-danmarks-hemmelige-grand-prix-dronning|website=B.T.|date=1 February 2019|access-date=26 November 2024|language=da}}

Background

= Conception =

"Only Teardrops" was written in 2012 by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, and Thomas Stengaard, and produced by Frederik Thaae.{{cite web|title=Only Teardrops – Emmelie de Forest|url=http://www.dr.dk/Musik/Titel/Only%20Teardrops/2373542-1-4|website=DR|access-date=24 May 2013|language=da}}

= Eurovision =

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On 26 January 2013, "Only Teardrops" performed by Emmelie de Forest competed in the {{esccnty|Denmark|y=2013|t=43rd edition}} of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, winning the competition. During the performance, several musicians on stage were accidentally dressed in SS uniforms, due to a mix-up in DR's costume department where the costumes were also meant to be used in a historical drama.{{cite web|title=DR-brøler: Her er Emmelies musikere i nazi-kostume |url=https://www.bt.dk/melodi-grand-prix/dr-broeler-her-er-emmelies-musikere-i-nazi-kostume|website=B.T.|date=7 March 2013|access-date=26 November 2024|language=da}} As the festival was used by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) to select its song and performer for the {{escyr|2013||58th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the {{esccnty|Denmark|t=Danish entrant}}, and de Forest the performer, for Eurovision.{{cite web |title=Denmark: Melodi Grand Prix 2013|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/denmark/melodi-grand-prix-2013|website=Eurovisionworld}}{{cite web|last=Storvik-Green|first=Simon|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=emmelie_de_forest_to_fly_the_danish_flag_in_malmoe|title=Emmelie de Forest to fly the Danish flag in Malmö|work=EBU|date=26 January 2013}}

On 14 May 2013, the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Malmö Arena in Malmö hosted by {{lang|sv|Sveriges Television|i=unset}} (SVT) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Emmelie de Forest performed "Only Teardrops" fifth on the evening. After the grand final it was revealed that it had received in its semi-final 167 points, placing first and qualifying for the grand final.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2013/first-semi-final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 2013 first semi-final scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} On 18 May 2013, she performed the song again in the grand final eighteenth on the evening.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2013|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 2013|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=SVT / EBU|date=18 May 2013}} At the close of voting, it had received 281 points finished in first place and winning the contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2013/grand-final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 2013 grand final scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} It was Denmark's third win in the contest.

= Aftermath =

As the winning broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) gave DR the responsibility to host the {{escyr|2014||following edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest. De Forest opened the first semi-final on 6 May 2014 performing "Only Teardrops".{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2014 first semi-final|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 2014|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=DR / EBU|date=6 May 2014}} On 31 March 2015, she performed the song in the Eurovision sixtieth anniversary show Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits held in London.{{Youtube|PUlxUDEitKA|"Only Teardrops"}} at Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits|title-link=Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=BBC / EBU|date=3 April 2015}}

Track listing

  • ;Digital download
  1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
  • ;CD single
  1. "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
  2. "Only Teardrops" (instrumental version) – 3:03
  • ;Digital download – Kongsted remix
  1. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix) – 5:34
  2. "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix radio edit) – 3:40

Credits and personnel

  • Lise Cabble – songwriter
  • Julia Fabrin Jakobsen – first songwriter
  • Thomas Stengaard – songwriter
  • Frederik Thaae – producer, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming
  • Emmelie de Forest – vocals
  • Gunhild Overegseth – backing vocals
  • Hans Find Møller – Tin whistle
  • Tore Nissen – vocal production

Credits adapted from DR.

Music video

De Forest posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach.{{cite web |url=http://www.esctoday.com/65175/denmark-emmelie-records-only-teardrops-videoclip/ |title=Denmark: Emmelie records Only Teardrops videoclip |work=esctoday |access-date=4 June 2013}} It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/melodigrandprix/Artikler/2013/only-teardrops-video.htm |title=VIDEO Se Emmelies officielle musikvideo til Only Teardrops – helt eksklusivt|date=13 June 2013 |publisher=DR |access-date=13 June 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/EurovisionSongContest/posts/10151647794078007 |quote=This morning the official music video of Emmelie de Forest's "Only Teardrops" was released. |title=Emmelie de Forest – Only Teardrops |via=Facebook |access-date=13 June 2013}}

Commercial performance

The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release.{{cite web|last=Busa|first=Alexandru|url=http://www.esctoday.com/43489/denmark-emmelie-de-forest-tops-the-itunes-download-chart/|title=Denmark: Emmelie de Forest tops the iTunes Download Chart|work=Esctoday.com|date=28 January 2013}} Following its victory in Eurovision, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/yearlist2013.asp?list=Download%2050|title=Track Top-50|website=hitlisten.nu|access-date=6 April 2018}}

In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart.{{cite web|title=Bonnie Tyler beats Denmark in Eurovision chart race|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bonnie-tyler-beats-denmark-in-eurovision-chart-race-2226/|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 May 2013|date=19 May 2013}} A week later, the single rose to a high of No. 15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-most-downloaded-eurovision-songs-of-all-time-revealed-2999/|title=The Most Downloaded Eurovision Songs of All Time Revealed!|publisher=Official Charts Company}}

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=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2013)

! Peak
positions

{{single chart|Australia|47|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Austria|7|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|11|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|26|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Brazil (Antena){{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/melodigrandprix/Artikler/2013/emmelie-hitter-i-brasilien.htm | work = Brasil Hitlist | access-date= 7 July 2013 | title = Digital Singles Charts – Brasil | date = 7 July 2013 }}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

{{single chart|CIS|105|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true|songid=47644|access-date=13 October 2020}}
{{single chart|Denmark|1|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2013-06-08|title=Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of June 8, 2013)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530225235/https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2013-06-08|archive-date=30 May 2020}}

| 8

{{single chart|Finland|17|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Finland (The Official Finnish Download Chart){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/emmelie+de+forest/only+teardrops|title=Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Suomen virallinen lista – Artistit|work=ifpi.fi}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

{{single chart|France|78|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|5|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|songid=1107615|access-date=18 February 2019|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Greece Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/greece |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 May 2013 |title=Digital Singles Charts – Greece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130523140459/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/greece |archive-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

scope="row"| Iceland (RÚV){{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/lag/only-teardrops|title=RÚV – Vinsældalisti Rásar 2|publisher=RÚV|access-date=25 May 2013}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

{{single chart|Irish|5|year=2013|week=21|rowheader=true}}
scope="row" {{single chart|ItalyFIMI|81|year=2013|week=21|access-date=11 October 2022}}
{{single chart|Luxembourgdigitalsongs|4|artist=Emmelie de Forest|song=Only Teardrops|access-date=2013-05-30|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|14|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Norway|9|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|14|date=2013-06-01|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Slovakia|14|year=2013|week=30|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=28|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=sl|access-date=14 July 2013}}

| align=center|29

{{single chart|Spain|8|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Sweden (DigiListan){{cite web|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2697&date=2013-05-26|title=DigiListan 2013-05-26|publisher=Sveriges Radio|access-date=26 May 2014}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Turkey (Number One Charts){{cite web|url=http://www.hayatadair.info/number-one-top-20/ |work=Number One Top 20 |access-date=23 May 2013 |title=Digital Singles Charts – Turkey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701235932/http://www.hayatadair.info/number-one-top-20/ |archive-date=1 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}

| style="text-align:center;"|11

{{single chart|Ukraine|10|artist=Emmelie De Forest|song=Only Teardrops|rowheader=true|date=2013-08-12|access-date=31 March 2023}}
{{single chart|UK|15|date=2013-06-01|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2013)

!Position

scope="row"| Brazil (Antena 1 Radio){{cite web|url=http://www.antena1.com.br/as100mais|title= As 100 Mais – Compilação das Melhores Músicas 2013|publisher=Antena 1 Radio (Brazil)|language=pt|access-date=14 June 2015}}

|style="text-align:center;"|18

scope="row"|Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/yearlist2013.asp?list=Download%2050|title=Track Top-50 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204011518/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/yearlist2013.asp?list=Download%2050 |archive-date=4 February 2014|language=da|publisher=Tracklisten|access-date=11 May 2022}}

|14

scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2013|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=1 May 2020}}

|style="text-align:center;"|77

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2013.html|title=Jaarlijsten 2013|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=11 May 2022}}

| style="text-align:center"|101

scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2013&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar – År 2013|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=1 May 2020}}

|style="text-align:center;"|79

scope="row" | Ukraine Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ukraine/annual/2013-01-01|title=Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2013|publisher=TopHit|language=ru|access-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329163735/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/ukraine/annual/2013-01-01|archive-date=29 March 2023}}

| 54

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= Certifications =

{{certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2014|certmonth=5|id=5615|title=Only Teardrops|artist=Emmelie De Forest}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2013|certyear=2013|certmonth=10|id=5676|streamsonly=true|title=Only Teardrops (Streaming)|artist=Emmelie De Forest}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2023|title=Only Teardrops|artist=Emmelie De Forest|access-date=30 May 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true|streamsonly=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

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scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

Denmark{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/dansk-melodi-grand-prix-2013/594196457|title=iTunes – Music – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 by Various Artists|work=iTunes}}

| 22 January 2013

|rowspan="2"| Digital download

|rowspan="6"| Sony Music

Worldwide{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/only-teardrops-single/643675722|title=iTunes – Musik – "Only Teardrops – Single" von Emmelie de Forest|work=iTunes}}

| 2 May 2013

Austria{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.at/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |title=Emmelie de Forest – Only Teardrops – Sony Music Entertainment Austria GMBH |access-date=2013-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615081151/http://www.sonymusic.at/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}

|rowspan="3"| 14 June 2013

|rowspan="3"| CD single

Germany{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |title=Emmelie de Forest: Only Teardrops |website=sonymusic.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203092115/http://www.sonymusic.de/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |archive-date=3 December 2013}}
Switzerland{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.ch/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |title=Emmelie de Forest – Only Teardrops – Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland GMBH |access-date=2013-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615081150/http://www.sonymusic.ch/Emmelie-De-Forest/Only-Teardrops/P/2904438/B/88883746702 |archive-date=15 June 2013 }}
Worldwide{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/only-teardrops-single/663375481|title=iTunes – Music – Only Teardrops – Single by Emmelie de Forest|work=iTunes}}

| 24 June 2013

|Digital download – Kongsted remix

References

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External links

  • {{Discogs master|566456|Only Teardrops|type=single}}

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