Rise Like a Phoenix

"Rise Like a Phoenix"
"Rise Like a Phoenix"
Song

"Rise Like a Phoenix" is a hit song recorded by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Selected to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark,^[1] Its official release on 18 March 2014 was followed on 21 March by Conchita's first live TV performance of the song, on the ORF show Dancing Stars.^[2]^[3] "Rise Like a Phoenix" was Austria's second winning entry in the competition, their first being in 1966.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Rise Like a Phoenix" was first released onto YouTube on 18 March 2014 at a total length of three minutes and five seconds.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rise Like a Phoenix"	3:01

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8]	19
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[9]	6
Finland Download (Latauslista)^[10]	2
France (SNEP)^[11]	39
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS	5
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[12]	9
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	10
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)^[14]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[15]	3
Scotland (OCC)^[16]	18
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[17]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	17
UK Indie (OCC)^[21]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[22]	Platinum	30,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Austria	18 March 2014^[5]	Digital download	ORF-Enterprise
Europe
United States
United Kingdom	11 May 2014^[23]

Trivia

At the request of a member of her audience, Tori Amos performed a live cover of the song in Linz, Austria, during her tour in support of the album Unrepentant Geraldines on 7 June 2014.^[24]

References

^ "Conchita Wurst präsentiert Song-Contest-Titel". ORF. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
^ "Listen: Conchita Wurst will rise like a phoenix in Copenhagen". wiwibloggs.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ "Conchita Wurst wows with live performance of 'Rise like a Phoenix'". wiwibloggs.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria) 2014 Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube
^ ^a ^b iTunes - Music - Rise Like a Phoenix - Single by Conchita Wurst
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Hitlisten.NU – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
^ "Conchita Wurst: Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
^ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - May 31, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" Canciones Top 50.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Singles Top 100.
^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest	Eurovision Song Contest winner 2014	Most recent

[1] "Conchita Wurst präsentiert Song-Contest-Titel". ORF. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

[2] "Listen: Conchita Wurst will rise like a phoenix in Copenhagen". wiwibloggs.com. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[3] "Conchita Wurst wows with live performance of 'Rise like a Phoenix'". wiwibloggs.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[4] Conchita Wurst - Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria) 2014 Eurovision Song Contest - YouTube

[iTunes-5] Tunes - Music - Rise Like a Phoenix - Single by Conchita Wurst

[sc_Austria_Conchita_Wurst-6] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Conchita_Wurst-7] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Conchita_Wurst-8] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Denmark_Conchita_Wurst-9] "Hitlisten.NU – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Danish). Tracklisten.

[dl_FIN_Conchita_Wurst-10] "Conchita Wurst: Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.

[sc_France_Conchita_Wurst-11] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Hungarytop10_-12] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.

[sc_Ireland_-13] "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.

[14] "Luxembourg Digital Songs - May 31, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Conchita_Wurst-15] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Scotland_-16] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Spain_Conchita_Wurst-17] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" Canciones Top 50.

[sc_Sweden_Conchita_Wurst-18] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Conchita_Wurst-19] "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_Conchita_Wurst-20] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKindie_Conchita_Wurst-21] "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.

[AustriaConchita_WurstRise_Like_A_PhoenixsingleCertRef-22] "Austrian single certifications – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[23] "Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete