Shum (song)

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The song was selected to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 on 4 February 2021, after Go_A was internally selected by the national broadcaster UA:PBC. The previous year, they had won Ukraine's televised national selection. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Ukraine was placed into the first semi-final, held on 18 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show.

Eurovision version

In March, a new version of the song was released with a new music video. The original version was too long and borrowed lyrics from existing traditional songs, which is prohibited under Eurovision rules. [13] Pavlenko noted that the band struggled to cut the original version of the song to three minutes, so they decided to come up with a 'sequel'. Pavlenko explained that the original "Shum" was not written with Eurovision in mind and was intended for their concert tour after the cancelled Eurovision 2020. The purpose of the original track was to recreate the folk ritual at live performances with their audience. [16]

The new version of the song was adapted for Eurovision and is based on vesnianka folk songs. In Pavlenko's words, it was intended to have "more positive energy", since the original version, which is based on the folk ritual, is "a bit tense". [16]

Charts

Weekly charts

"Shum"
Go A - Shum.png
Single by Go_A
Released22 January 2021
Genre
Length3:58 (original version)
3:02 (radio edit)
2:53 (Eurovision version)
Label Rocksoulana
Songwriter(s)
Go_A singles chronology
"Solovey"
(2020)		"Shum"
(2021)		"Kalyna"
(2022)
Alternative cover
Go A - Shum (ESC version).webp
Eurovision version cover
Weekly chart performance for "Shum"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [17] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [18] 29
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [19] 55
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [20] 17
Germany (Official German Charts) [21] 66
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [7] 158
Greece (IFPI) [22] 8
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [23] 11
Ireland (IRMA) [24] 37
Lithuania (AGATA) [25] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [26] 19
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [27] 61
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [28] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [29] 36
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [30] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [31] 59
UK Dance (OCC) [32] 18
UK Indie (OCC) [33] 8
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [34] 20
US World Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [35] 3

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for "Shum"
Chart (2021)Position
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit) [36] 145
2022 year-end chart performance for "Shum"
Chart (2022)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [37] 141
2023 year-end chart performance for "Shum"
Chart (2023)Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [38] 135

Certifications

Certifications for "Shum"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [39] Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Shum"
RegionDateFormatLabel
Various22 January 2021Self-released

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