You Let Me Walk Alone

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Schulte was first confirmed as a competitor in Unser Lied für Lissabon , the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, on 29 December 2017. [1] On 13 February 2018, his song was revealed to be titled "You Let Me Walk Alone". [2] The song was released on 20 February. [3] He competed in the final on 22 February, where he received the maximum twelve points from the Eurovision panel, international jury, and televoters, winning the competition. [4] [5]

As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the final, held on 12 May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. [6] [7]

Track listing

"You Let Me Walk Alone"
You Let Me Walk Alone - Michael Schulte.jpg
Single by Michael Schulte
from the album Dreamer
Released20 February 2018
Genre
Length2:57
Label
  • Very Us
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Schulte
  • Thomas Stengaard
  • Nisse Ingwersen
  • Nina Müller
Michael Schulte singles chronology
"Falling Apart"
(2017)		"You Let Me Walk Alone"
(2018)		"Never Let You Down"
(2018)
Music video
"You Let Me Walk Alone" on YouTube
Digital download [8]
No.TitleLength
1."You Let Me Walk Alone"2:57

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 23
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 13
France (SNEP) [11] 105
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] 3
Iceland (RÚV) [13] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 83
Scotland (OCC) [16] 36
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [17] 74
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 27
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [20] 43
UK Indie (OCC) [21] 44

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [22] Gold200,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [23] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Worldwide20 February 2018 Digital download
  • Very Us

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