Because of You (Gustaph song)

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Eurosong 2023

Eurosong 2023 was the national final used to select Belgium's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition consisted of five pre-recorded songclub shows that were broadcast between 9 and 13 January 2023, followed by a live final on 14 January 2023 where the winning song and artist were selected. [5]

Seven artists were sought to compete in Eurosong. In the five songclub shows, the show featured each artist presenting their two candidate Eurovision songs in front of the six other artists, who provided commentary and feedback. Based on the feedback, the artist selected one of the two songs to proceed to the final. [6] Gustaph presented his two songs, "The Nail" and "Because of You" on 12 January and 13 January, respectively. On 13 January, he revealed that he had chosen "Because of You" to take to the final of Eurosong 2023. [7]

In the final, the winner was chosen by a combination of a jury vote and a public televote. Eleven jurors accounted for 50% of the vote, while the public decided the other 50%. [8] "Because of You" earned 121 votes from the juries, earning the third jury spot overall. In the televote, "Because of You" earned 157 points, placing second overall with a total of 278 points. When the full voting results were revealed, the song was revealed as the winner, beating televote favourite "Rollercoaster" by one point due to the latter's lacklustre jury score of 94 points. "Because of You" was therefore scheduled to represent Belgium at Eurovision. [9]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all participating countries, with the exception of the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of 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. [10] 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. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the second semi-final, held on 11 May 2023, and performed in the first half of the show in the fifth position. [11] [12]

The performance featured a cameo from vogueing dancer PussCee West. [13] After qualifying from the second semi-final in eighth, they were placed to perform in the 16th position for the grand final. The song finished in seventh place with 182 points.

Charts

Weekly charts

"Because of You"
Because of You (Gustaph song).jpeg
Single by Gustaph
LanguageEnglish
Released13 January 2023
Length2:59
Songwriter(s)
  • Stef Caers
  • Jaouad Alloul
Gustaph singles chronology
"The Nail"
(2023)		"Because of You"
(2023)
Music video
"Because Of You" on YouTube
"Because Of You" (Pride Edition) on YouTube
Weekly chart performance for "Because of You"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA) [14] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [16] 34
Lithuania (AGATA) [17] 15
Netherlands (Single Tip) [18] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 82
UK Singles (OCC) [20] 63
UK Indie (OCC) [21] 11

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Because of You"
Chart (2023)Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 9

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Because of You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [23] Platinum40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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