This Is Our Night
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"This Is Our Night" is a song by popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas and will be the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, set to be held in Moscow, Russia.[1][2] The song was released as a digital download along with the other candidate songs from the national final on February 25 and was soon released as a three track CD single and then included on the re-release of Rouvas' 2008 album Irthes which was renamed This Is Our Night.
Background
Production history
The song was produced by Dimitris Kontopoulos as one of the three candidates that Rouvas would sing for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The lyrics were written by two Greek Australian songwriters: Craig Porteils, who had previously written and produced hits for Cher, Billy Idol, Tevin Campbell, Richie Sambora, Guns N' Roses and Ozzy Osbourne, and Cameron Giles-Webb, who is the president of Gusto Music. It is described as being a "powerful dance song".[3]
Lyrical content
Pertaining the song, Rouvas said:
The 'our' in 'This Is Our Night' represents everyone, people in all the corners of the world. Especially those who believe in positive energy, passion and the energy of love. This song has no boundary, no ethnicity. I want to make everyone stand with rhythm, energy and optimism"[4]
National Final
The song was presented as the last performance of the press conference held on February 12, 2009 where the three songs were revealed. The song was performed by Rouvas at the Greek National Final where it placed first.[5]
At the end of voting, "This Is Our Night" was revealed as the winner receiving over eighty percent of the votes. "Right on Time" and "Out of Control" placed second and third respectively.[6]
| Draw | Song | Composer - Lyricist | Percentage[6] | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Out of Control" | Dimitris Kontopoulos – Alexandra Zakka | 9% | 3 |
| 2 | "Right on Time" | Dimitris Kontopoulos – Craig Porteils, Cameron Giles-Webb | 10% | 2 |
| 3 | "This Is Our Night" | Dimitris Kontopoulos – Craig Porteils, Cameron Giles-Webb | 81% | 1 |
Eurovision
The song will be performed in Moscow at the second semi-final on May 14, 2009 in order to qualify for the grand final.
Track listing
- Digital download
- "Right on Time" – 3:05
- "This Is Our Night" – 2:59
- "Out of Control" – 3:01
- CD single
- "This Is Our Night" – 2:59
- "Right on Time" – 3:05
- "Out of Control" – 3:01
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed over two days over a total duration of 24 hours, finally wrapping up on February 24, while it was also reported that it would take around three days afterward for the final processing to be completed. The video was directed by Katya Tsaryk, a young but well-known Ukrainian director who also created the video for the 2008 Ukrainian entry "Shady Lady" for popular singer Ani Lorak, being choreographed by Fokas Evangelinos.[7] The shooting took place in Athens, at two main locations. The first was at the STARZ club where Rouvas is performing along with the Maggira Sisters for the winter season, set in front of a huge screen and many flashing lights, while the second is at the King George suite hotel, where the morning shooting took place. The rest of the video was shot around the city life of Athens, some shot solely by the cameramen while other filming was taking place, and other scenes featuring Rouvas. During the filming at STARZ, the doors were opened at 23:00 where reporters were allowed to enter, while Evangelinos, and the song's composer, Dimitris Kontopoulos, as well as Rouvas' entire entourage and some ERT staff were also present.[8]
MAD TV reported that the video features the strong beat of the song in combination with bright flashing lights in a dark setting that give an intense erotic sensation, also stating that the general concept of the video is of people in love surrounding Rouvas who wanders the city to showcase its most impressive sights.[9] ERT stated that their production gave their best for the creation of the video, which features impressive Athenian scenery, beautiful landscapes, a lot of color, and scenes of people having fun and performing energetic choreography and the use of elaborate lighting that underpin the video clip along with a strong combination of Athenian culture. The director, Tsaryk, expressed how impressed she was with Rouvas' professionalism and capabilities.[10]
Upon wrapping up filming, ERT released two backstage videos, and also stated that it would soon be released all over Europe as part of the promotion, while MAD TV also released a special photo report. On March 10, ERT released a special preview, while the video officially premiered exclusively on March 12 on the official Eurovision/ert.gr site as well as on television on ERT-NET and ERT World for international audiences.[10]
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | February 12, 2009 | Minos EMI | Radio single |
| February 25, 2009 | Minos EMI | Digital download | |
| TBR | Minos EMI | CD single | |
| Cyprus | February 12, 2009 | Minos EMI | Radio single |
| TBR | Minos EMI | CD single | |
| Belgium | March 23, 2009 | Minos EMI | Radio single |
| March 23, 2009 | Minos EMI | Digital download |
Reception
The song received mostly positive reviews from critics and the commercial audience, being the favorite of all three songs to win the selection.
Chart performance
"This Is Our Night" topped the Greek iTunes chart from its first day of release.[11]
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Greek Singles Chart[12] | 1 |
| Greek Airplay Chart[13] | 1 |
| Cypriot Airplay Chart[14] | 3 |
| Russian Airplay Chart[15] | 265 |
See also
References
- ^ Jones, John (2008-07-15). "Greece decided, Sakis for Moscow". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kalimeris, Aris (2008-07-15). "Greece: Sakis Rouvas to Moscow!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Floras, Stella (2009-02-10). "Greece: Three songs for Sakis Rouvas". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Çevikoğlu, Gevher Ebru (2009-04-18). "'Hadise is simply genius, I want to duet with her' says Sakis". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Konstantaras, Lambros (2009-02-18). "Με το "This is our night" στην 54η Eurovision!". ERT. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Konstantopoulos, Fotis (2009-02-20). "Landslide victory for Sakis; official televoting results". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff (2009-02-24). "Photo Report: 24 ώρες γύρισμα με τον Sakis!" (in Greek). MAD TV. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff (2009-02-24). "Photo Report: 24 ώρες γύρισμα με τον Sakis!" (in Greek). MAD TV. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff (2009-02-24). "Photo Report: 24 ώρες γύρισμα με τον Sakis!" (in Greek). MAD TV. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Konstantaras, Lambros (2009-02-24). "Ολοκληρώθηκαν τα γυρίσματα του "This is our night"! Δείτε αποκλειστικό backstage! language=Greek". Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ Staff (2009-02-26). "Σαν μετεωρίτης έπεσε ο Σάκης στα iTunes!" (in Greek). MAD TV. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Billboard Greece Chart - This Is Our Night, Billboard, March 14, 2009
- ^ Greek Airplay Chart
- ^ Cypriot Airplay Chart
- ^ Russian Airplay Chart Retrieved on 2009-05-07
External links
Template:2009 Eurovision Songs
