"Rockstars"
The official cover for "Rockstars"
Single by Malik Harris
from the album Anonymous Colonist (Rockstars Edition)
LanguageEnglish
Released4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
GenrePop[1]
Length2:59
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
  • Malik Harris
  • Marie Kobylka
  • Robin Karow
Music video
"Rockstars" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Malik Harris
  • Marie Kobylka
  • Robin Karow
Lyricist(s)
  • Malik Harris
  • Marie Kobylka
  • Robin Karow
Finals performance
Final result
25th
Final points
6
Entry chronology
◄ "I Don't Feel Hate" (2021)
"Blood & Glitter" (2023) ►

"Rockstars" is a 2022 song by German singer Malik Harris. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after winning Germany 12 Points, Germany's national final.[2] It finished in last (25th) place at Eurovision with six points, all from televoting as it received no points from jury votes.[3] The song reached number eight in the German charts.

Background

According to Harris, "Rockstars" was written after Harris watched his favorite episode of The Office, "Finale". A quote from character Andy Bernard, "I wish there was a way to know you’re in the Good Old Days – before you’ve actually left them", would inspire the song for Harris.[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big Five", Germany automatically qualifies to compete in the final on 14 May 2022.[5] In addition to their participation in the final, Germany was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 25 January 2022, when it was announced that Germany would vote in the second semi-final.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Rockstars"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 44
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 8
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 27
Netherlands (Single Tip)[10] 27
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 68
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[13] 36

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Rockstars"
Chart (2022) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 94

Certifications

Certifications for "Rockstars"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[15] Gold 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars Lyrics".
  2. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (2022-03-04). "Germany: wins Germany 12 Points and will fly to Turin!". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ Debnath, Neela (15 May 2022). "Eurovision 2022 winner: Who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022?". Daily Express. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Malik Harris: "I wrote Rockstars after watching an episode of my favorite show The Office"". ESCUnited. 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ "Rules - Eurovision Song Contest". EBU. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  6. ^ "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in?". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  7. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Malik Harris – Rockstars". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Jahrescharts 2022" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Malik Harris; 'Rockstars')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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