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2014 single by Emmelie de Forest
"Rainmaker " is a single by
Danish singer-songwriter
Emmelie de Forest . The song was released in
Denmark on 21 February 2014. It is the official song for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 .
[1] The song was written by
Emmelie de Forest , Jakob Schack Glæsner, Fredrik Sonefors. The song has peaked at number seven on the
Danish Singles Chart , as well as becoming her second top 75 single on the
UK Singles Chart .
Background
Talking about the song Emmelie said, "It is about a tribe joining together to call upon the rainmaker to make their land blossom again. But on a more general level the rainmaker can be anything or anyone – it is about coming together and helping each other out".
[1]
Live performances
Emmelie sang the song live during the
Maltese national final , the
German national final , the Andra Chansen round of the
Melodifestivalen in
Lidköping and
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 .
On 10 May 2014 Emmelie performed the song with the 26 finalists live during the final of
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 , at the
B&W Hallerne , in
Copenhagen ,
Denmark .
[1]
Track listing
Digital download
[2] Title 1. "Rainmaker" 3:43
Digital download — remix
[3] Title 1. "Rainmaker" (Sidelmann remix) 4:58
Weekly charts
Release history
See also
References
Albums Extended plays Singles Television Related articles