| "Heartbeat" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Justs Sirmais | ||||
| Released | 3 February 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Aminata Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Aminata Savadogo | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| Justs Sirmais singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Composer(s) | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heartbeart" | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan) [9] | 80 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 3 February 2016 [2] | Digital download | Aminata Music |
References
- ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (28 Feb 2016). "Justs to represent Latvia in 2016 with Heartbeat". EBU.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ 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. 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 – Heartbeat". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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