Bigger than Us (Michael Rice song)

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"Bigger than Us"
Laurell Barker
  • Anna-Klara Folin
  • John Lundvik
  • Jonas Thander
  • Michael Rice singles chronology
    "Bruised"
    (2018)
    "Bigger than Us"
    (2019)
    "Somebody"
    (2019)
    Music video
    "Bigger than Us" on
    Laurell Barker
  • Anna-Klara Folin
  • John Lundvik
  • Jonas Thander
  • Lyricist(s)
    Finals performance
    Final result
    26th
    Final points
    11
    Entry chronology
    ◄ "Storm" (2018)
    "My Last Breath" (2020) ►

    "Bigger than Us" is a song written by

    Eurovision: You Decide.[1] The song was used as the theme music for the Pride of Britain Awards
    2019 and 2020.

    At Eurovision

    Eurovision: You Decide

    The song was chosen at Eurovision: You Decide by the British public and three judges selected by the

    BBC
    . After receiving confirmation from the three judges, Michael won the final, beating Jordan Clarke with the song "Freaks" and Kerrie-Anne with the song "Sweet Lies".

    The song was originally chosen for Melodifestivalen 2019 to be performed by Swedish singer-songwriter John Lundvik, however Lundvik decided on another song and entered "Bigger than Us" to Eurovision: You Decide as a songwriter.[2]

    Lundvik won Melodifestivalen 2019 with his song "Too Late for Love", and competed against "Bigger than Us" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[3] Lundvik finished 5th.

    In Tel Aviv

    As the United Kingdom is a member of the "

    Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the grand final, which was held on 18 May 2019 at the Expo Tel Aviv
    in pavilion 2.

    Grand Final

    The song finished 26th with a total of 11 points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 grand final in Tel Aviv, becoming the 4th act from the United Kingdom to finish last in the grand final.

    Critical reception

    Charlotte Runcie of The Daily Telegraph approved of the choice of song for the United Kingdom's Eurovision entry, praising Michael Rice's vocals and calling the track "a perfectly respectable Eurovision-friendly power ballad with a key change. Nothing special but, crucially, nothing embarrassing."[4]

    Charts

    Chart (2019) Peak
    position
    Scotland (OCC)[5] 35
    Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 8
    UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 27

    References

    1. ^ "Eurovision 2019: Why Michael Rice believes he can break the UK's losing streak". BBC News. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
    2. ^ "SVT tvingade John Lundvik att byta låt". Aftonbladet. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
    3. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Eriksson, Hedvig (2019-03-09). "John Lundvik vann Melodifestivalen". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-03-10.
    4. ^ Runcie, Charlotte (8 February 2019). "Eurovision: You Decide, review - A fun, slightly shambolic show that finally picked the right song". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
    5. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
    6. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
    7. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2019.