On Fire (The Roop song)

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The song was set to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after The Roop was selected through Pabandom iš naujo! 2020 (Let's try again! 2020), the music competition that selects Lithuania's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Lithuania was placed into the first semi-final, originally planned to be held on 12 May 2020 but later cancelled, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.

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"On Fire"
The Roop - On Fire.png
Single by The Roop
from the album Concrete Flower
Released17 January 2020
Genre Pop rock
Length2:50
Label Musica Publica
Songwriter(s)
  • Vaidotas Valiukevičius
  • Robertas Baranauskas
  • Mantas Banišauskas
The Roop singles chronology
"Dance with Your Hands"
(2019)
"On Fire"
(2020)
"Discoteque"
(2021)
Music video
"On Fire" on YouTube
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA) [3] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Lithuania [4] Gold25,000 [5]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various17 January 2020 Digital download, streaming Musica Publica [6]

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  2. "The ROOP set Germany "On Fire" as they win "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 — the German final"". wiwibloggs. 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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  4. UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Lithuania.
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