Only Love Survives
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SinglebyRyan Dolan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Released | 8 February 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Dolanpresenting the song.
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"Only Love Survives"is a song recorded by Irish singer-songwriterRyan Dolanand was selected to representIrelandin theEurovision Song Contest 2013inMalmö,Sweden.[1]The song was performed at the first semi final and successfully advanced to the final. Dolan performed the song on 18 May 2013 at the final with 25 other countries. The song finished in 26th place with 5 points.
"Only Love Survives" features wild drum sounds against a dance beat, with high range vocals and lyrics about love and empowerment. It was well received by music critics who appreciated its new sound and energetic nature.
Background
[edit]Under the Eurosong mentor system, producer Stuart O'Connor selected Dolan and his song as one of the five Eurosong contestants. "Only Love Survives" was debuted on theRTÉ Radio 1programmeMooneyon 7 February[2]and was released on iTunes the following day.[3]
The song was selected as the winner on 22 February onEurosong 2013,receiving 52 points from the regional juries and the maximum of 60 points from the televote, making a total of 112 points.
At Eurovision 2013, Ryan competed in the first semi-final on 14 May and earned a place in the final on 18 May.[4]He finished last in the final which was Ireland's second time finishing in that position.
Track listing
[edit]- Digital download[5]
- "Only Love Survives" – 3:00
Chart performance
[edit]Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling UnderFlanders)[6] | 67 |
Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 13 |
Sweden (DigiListan)[8] | 48 |
UK Indie(OCC)[9] | 33 |
References
[edit]- ^"Ryan Dolan wins Eurosong contest".RTÉ Ten.Retrieved23 February2013.
- ^"song played 7th Feb Mooney Show RTE".Stuart O'Connor.Retrieved16 January2013.
- ^"Only Love Survives - Single".iTunes.Retrieved23 February2013.
- ^"Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?".Eurovision.Retrieved17 January2013.
- ^"iTunes - Music - Only Love Survives - Single by Ryan Dolan".iTunes.Retrieved24 March2013.
- ^"Ryan Dolan – Only Love Survives "(in Dutch).Ultratip.
- ^"Irish-charts.com – Discography Ryan Dolan".Irish Singles Chart.Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^"DigiListan 2013-05-26".Sveriges Radio.Retrieved31 May2013.
- ^"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50".Official Charts Company.