"Dance You Off" | ||||
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Single by Benjamin Ingrosso | ||||
from the album Identification | ||||
Released | 2 March 2018 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | TEN | |||
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Benjamin Ingrosso singles chronology | ||||
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"Dance You Off" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 2nd | |||
Semi-final points | 254 | |||
Final result | 7th | |||
Final points | 274 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄"I Can't Go On" (2017) | ||||
"Too Late for Love" (2019) ► |
"Dance You Off" is a 2018 song by Swedish singer Benjamin Ingrosso. [1] The song won Melodifestivalen 2018,and made it to the final from the first semifinal. It was released in February 2018. [2] The song won Melodifestivalen and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon,Portugal. [3] The song was later included on Ingrosso's debut album, Identification .
Being Ingrosso's second participation in the Swedish Eurovision selection,"Dance You Off" participated in the first semi-final of the 2018 Melodifestivalen which was held in Karlstad's Löfbergs Arena on 3 February 2018. The song was performed last at the semi-final and it direct qualified to the final as it got the most votes in the semi-final. On 10 March,during the final at the Friends Arena in Solna,Ingrosso performed the song at the eleventh position of the running order. "Dance You Off" won the selection with 114 points from the international juries and 67 points from the public vote,receiving 181 points in total. [4]
"Dance You Off" was performed on 10 May 2018 in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The song made it to the Grand final, where it placed seventh with 274 points. It received the maximum 12 points from the juries of eight countries. [5] [6]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance You Off" | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance You Off" | 3:21 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dance You Off" | 3:47 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [10] | 78 |
Greece Digital Singles (IFPI Greece) [11] | 65 |
Iceland (RÚV) [12] | 15 |
Latvia (EHR Top 40) [13] | 7 |
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [14] | 35 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [15] | 69 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 2 |
Scotland (OCC) [17] | 80 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [18] | 61 |
Chart (2018) | Position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 35 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF) [20] | Platinum | 8,000,000† |
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |
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Åtta 12-poängare från juryn – men bara 21 poäng av folket.
Åtta länder gav tolvpoängare till Benjamin Ingrosso – Georgien, Lettland, Australien, Serbien, Cypern, Armenien, Tyskland och Slovenien.