"Sand" | |
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Single by Saba | |
Released | 25 January 2024 |
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Length | 3:01 |
Label | Warner |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Jonas Thander |
Music video | |
"Sand" on YouTube | |
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | |
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Artist(s) | |
Language | English |
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Entry chronology | |
◄"Breaking My Heart" (2023) |
"Sand" is a song by Danish singer and actress Saba,released on 25 January 2024 by Warner Music Denmark. Self-described as a song about the feeling of losing control,it was written by Jonas Thander,Melanie Wehbe,and Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen. The song is set to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
"Sand" was written and composed by Jonas Thander,Melanie Wehbe,and Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen. [5] In interviews,Saba stated the song is a way of means of expressing the feeling of losing control,using the metaphor of sand slipping and falling through one's hands as a metaphor for the song. [6]
According to Saba,she entered Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song after seeing Swedish artist Loreen win the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. [7] She was officially announced as a participant in the contest on 25 January 2024. [8]
After her victory in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024,Saba announced her participation in various Eurovision pre-parties,including the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024. [9]
Denmark's broadcaster DR organized an eight-entry competition, Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024, to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The contest consisted of a singular grand final with the winner being selected over two round of voting; in the first round, three entries out of the eight would advance to a superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was chosen by a 50/50 combination of televote and juries. [10] [11]
Saba was officially announced as a participant on 25 January 2024. [8] The song was drawn to perform first in the contest, [12] and qualified for the superfinal. When the results were announced for the superfinal, the song was announced to have won the competition, earning a combined total of 37 points, three more than Basim's "Johnny", the runner-up. As a result, the song won rights to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [13]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show. [14]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Denmark (Tracklisten) [15] | 36 |
Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 25 January 2024 | Digital download | Warner Music Denmark |
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