Growing Up Is Getting Old (song)
| "Growing Up Is Getting Old" | ||||
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| Single by Victoria | ||||
| from the EP A Little Dramatic | ||||
| Released | 19 March 2021 | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
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| Producer | Oliver Björkvall | |||
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| "Growing Up Is Getting Old" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 3rd | |||
| Semi-final points | 250 | |||
| Final result | 11th | |||
| Final points | 170 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Tears Getting Sober" (2020) | ||||
| "Intention" (2022) ► | ||||
"Growing Up Is Getting Old" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by Bulgarian singer Victoria released as a single on 19 March 2021 by Ligna Group and Ostereo Limited. The song represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1] The song appears on her debut extended play A Little Dramatic.[2]
Release and promotion
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An official music video was released on 10 March 2021.[3] The long 5-minute music video starts with a black and white simulation of a news anchor announcing the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever. The music video closes with real black and white footage of Victoria as a child and footage of her family.
At Eurovision
[edit]The song was selected to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after Victoria Georgieva was internally selected by the national broadcaster. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Bulgaria was placed into the second semi-final, held on 20 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show. After placing third in the semi-final, the song reached the Grand Final and finished joint tenth with 170 points.[a]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Lithuania (AGATA)[4] | 67 |
| Netherlands (Single Tip 30)[5] | 4 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 16 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 19 March 2021 |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The EBU officially recognises the song as finishing eleventh due to Greece's entry receiving more points in the televoting.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bulgaria: VICTORIA will sing "Growing Up Is Getting Old" at Eurovision 2021". wiwibloggs. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ ESC Xtra: VICTORIA releases her debut EP "a little dramatic"
- ^ "VICTORIA chooses 'Growing Up Is Getting Old'". Eurovision.tv. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Victoria – Growing Up Is Getting Old". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Growing Up Is Getting Old – Single by Victoria on Apple Music Bulgaria". Apple Music. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.