Heartbeat (Justs song)
"Heartbeat" | ||||
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Single by Justs Sirmais | ||||
Released | 3 February 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | Aminata Music | |||
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Justs Sirmais singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
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Lyricist(s) | Aminata Savadogo | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 8th | |||
Semi-final points | 132 | |||
Final result | 15th | |||
Final points | 132 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "Love Injected" (2015) | ||||
"Line" (2017) ► |
"Heartbeat" is a song performed by Latvian singer Justs. The song represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by previous Latvian Eurovision entrant Aminata Savadogo.[1] The song was released as a digital download on 3 February 2016 through Aminata Music.[2]
Music video[]
The video was directed by Andzej Gavriss who also directed Aminata Savadogo's video for "Love Injected".
Eurovision Song Contest[]
On 31 January 2016, Sirmais was announced as one of the twenty competing acts in the second season of Supernova, with the song "Heartbeat".[3][4] In the first heat on 7 February, Sirmais advanced to the semi-final after winning over 40% of the televote.[5] He competed in the semi-final on 21 February and advanced to the final through televoting.[6] He later won the final on 28 February with 20,725 votes.[1] Justs represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, performing in the first half of the second semi-final, and received enough points to perform at the finals.[7] There, the song achieved 15th place out of 26 finalists.[8]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heartbeart" | 2:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Heartbeat" (7th Heaven Radio Edit) | 2:51 |
2. | "Heartbeat" (7th Heaven Club Mix) | 6:03 |
3. | "Heartbeat" (Ex da Bass Radio Mix) | 3:11 |
4. | "Heartbeat" (Ex da Bass Club Mix) | 4:05 |
5. | "Heartbeat" (Dween Radio Mix) | 3:42 |
6. | "Heartbeat" (Dween Extended Mix) | 5:01 |
7. | "Heartbeat" (Ricky Mears & Shindo Remix) | 3:10 |
Chart performance[]
Weekly charts[]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Russia (TopHit)[9] | 252 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 80 |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Worldwide | 3 February 2016[2] | Digital download | Aminata Music |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roxburgh, Gordon (28 Feb 2016). "Justs to represent Latvia in 2016 with Heartbeat". EBU.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Heartbeat - Single by Justs Sirmais on iTunes
- ^ Laufer, Gil (24 January 2016). "Latvia: Supernova 2016 acts to be revealed on 31 January". esctoday.com. ESCToday.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (31 January 2016). "20 songs in Latvian line up revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Brey, Marco (7 February 2016). "Latvia: First set of Supernova semi-finalists chosen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (21 February 2016). "Latvia: The four songs through to the Supernova final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (25 January 2016). "Allocation Draw: The results!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Justs finishes fifteenth in Eurovision". LSM.lv. eng.lsm.lv. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Justs TopHit Track Info - Justs, "Heartbeat"
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Justs – Heartbeat". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- Eurovision songs of Latvia
- Eurovision songs of 2016
- 2015 songs
- 2016 singles
- Eurovision Song Contest stubs
- 2016 single stubs