Rockstars (Malik Harris song)

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"Rockstars"
The official cover for "Rockstars"
YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Malik Harris
  • Marie Kobylka
  • Robin Karow
Lyricist(s)
  • Malik Harris
  • Marie Kobylka
  • Robin Karow
Finals performance
Final result
25th
Final points
6
Entry chronology
◄ "I Don't Feel Hate" (2021)
"Blood & Glitter" (2023) ►

"Rockstars" is a 2022 song by German singer Malik Harris. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after winning Germany 12 Points, Germany's national final.[2] It finished in last (25th) place at Eurovision with six points, all from televoting as it received no points from jury votes.[3] The song reached number eight in the German charts.

Background

According to Harris, "Rockstars" was written after Harris watched his favorite episode of The Office, "Finale". A quote from character Andy Bernard, "I wish there was a way to know you’re in the Good Old Days – before you’ve actually left them", would inspire the song for Harris.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "

Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 14 May 2022.[5] In addition to their participation in the final, Germany was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 25 January 2022, when it was announced that Germany would vote in the second semi-final.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Rockstars"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 44
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 8
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 27
Netherlands (Single Tip)[10] 27
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 68
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[13] 36

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Rockstars"
Chart (2022) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 94

References

  1. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars Lyrics".
  2. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (2022-03-04). "Germany: wins Germany 12 Points and will fly to Turin!". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ Debnath, Neela (15 May 2022). "Eurovision 2022 winner: Who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022?". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Malik Harris: "I wrote Rockstars after watching an episode of my favorite show The Office"". ESCUnited. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ "Rules - Eurovision Song Contest". EBU. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ^ "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in?". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  7. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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