"Rise Like a Phoenix"
Single by Conchita Wurst
from the album Conchita
Released18 March 2014
Recorded2013
GenreOperatic pop
Length3:01
LabelORF-Enterprise
Songwriter(s)
Conchita Wurst singles chronology
"That's What I Am"
(2012) 		"Rise Like a Phoenix"
(2014) 		"Heroes"
(2014)
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Thomas Neuwirth
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
169
Final result
1st
Final points
290
Entry chronology
◄ "Shine" (2013)
"I Am Yours" (2015) ►
Conchita Wurst presenting her song

"Rise Like a Phoenix" is a pop song performed by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst, and the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Selected to represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark,[1] its official release on 18 March 2014 was followed on 21 March by Conchita's first live TV performance of the song, on the ORF show Dancing Stars.[2][3] "Rise Like a Phoenix" was Austria's second winning entry in the competition, their first being in 1966.

Background

Composer Ali Zuckowski had originally composed the song for another project, however, every major record label in Austria had refused to produce "Rise Like a Phoenix". Following a request from the Austrian Eurovision team about possible song contributions, Zuckowski immediately thought of suggesting "Rise Like a Phoenix", reasoning, "I knew that with this song still something great was going to happen". The song was entered into the ORF internal selection process and was ultimately chosen to represent the country.[4]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Rise Like a Phoenix" was first released onto YouTube on 18 March 2014 at a total length of three minutes and five seconds.[5]

Release

The song was released by the ORF on 18 March 2014. The accompanying music video was premiered on YouTube on the same day, while the song was offered on the ORF website for download.[4]

Critical reception

Stern gave the song a rating of four out of five. 1966 Austrian winner Udo Jürgens said the song was "a well-composed song with a beautiful musical bow", and as the lyrics suggest, "rises from the ashes".[4]

Track listing

Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Rise Like a Phoenix"3:01

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] Platinum 30,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Austria 18 March 2014[6] Digital download ORF-Enterprise
Europe
United States
United Kingdom 11 May 2014[31]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Conchita Wurst präsentiert Song-Contest-Titel". ORF. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Listen: Conchita Wurst will rise like a phoenix in Copenhagen". wiwibloggs.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Conchita Wurst wows with live performance of 'Rise like a Phoenix'". wiwibloggs.com. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Record companies rejected "Rise Like A Phoenix"". www.stern.de.
  5. ^ Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria) 2014 Eurovision Song Contest – YouTube
  6. ^ a b iTunes - Music - Rise Like a Phoenix - Single by Conchita Wurst
  7. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  11. ^ "Euro Digital Song Sales Chart (The week of May 24, 2014)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Conchita Wurst: Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  13. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  16. ^ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  18. ^ "Classifiche – Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 20 del 2014". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian).
  19. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs – May 31, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  20. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  24. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" Canciones Top 50.
  25. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Singles Top 100.
  26. ^ "Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix". Swiss Singles Chart.
  27. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  28. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  29. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2014". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  31. ^ "Rise Like a Phoenix by Conchita Wurst". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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