We Are the Winners
"We Are the Winners" | |
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Single by LT United | |
Released | 2006 |
Length | 2:38 |
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"Love or Leave" (2007) ► |
"We Are the Winners" was the Lithuanian entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, sung by Lithuanian all-star group LT United, consisting of Andrius Mamontovas, Marijonas Mikutavičius, Viktoras Diawara, Saulius Urbonavičius, Arnoldas Lukošius and Eimantas Belickas.
Composition
The song, thematically reminiscent of Queen's "We Are the Champions", is a cheery tongue-in-cheek celebration of their supposedly inevitable victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in the form of a football chant, with the chorus repeating "We are the winners of Eurovision / We are, we are! [...] So, you gotta vote, vote, vote for the winners!".
Eurovision Song Contest
National final
Lithuania’s entry for the 2006 contest was chosen in a national final held by
"We Are The Winners" skipped the newcomer qualifying heats and moved directly to the semi-finals. The song would compete in the third semi-final on 25 February 2006. It would be one of four qualifiers, earning first in the semi-final by a wide margin.
The final was held on 4 March 2006, with the winner being decided by the way of televoting. The song would win with 32,669 votes, over 16,000 more than second place. As a result, the song would go on to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.
At Eurovision
"We Are The Winners" was one of the few Eurovision songs to get
In the final, the song was performed 14th, following
World Cup cover
Perhaps fittingly for a football chant-style song, LT United also recorded a version for the
Charts and reception
In Lithuania, "We Are the Winners" was released as a CD single on 7 June 2006 through the M.P.3 record label and became the fastest selling CD single in years. On 21 June, it was certified gold (passing 3000 units of CD sales) and on 1 August it was certified platinum (reaching 5000 units of CD sales). It became the first platinum single in Lithuania in four years.
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Finnish Singles Chart[5]
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14 |