| "Bigger than Us" | ||||
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| Single byMichael Rice | ||||
| Released | 8 March 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Spinnup | |||
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| "Bigger than Us" onYouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Final result | 26th | |||
| Final points | 11 | |||
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| ◄ "Storm" (2018) | ||||
| "My Last Breath" (2020) ► | ||||
"Bigger than Us" is a song written byLaurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, Jonas Thander, andJohn Lundvik and performed byMichael Rice. He performed the song at theEurovision Song Contest 2019, and came in 26th place. The song was chosen on 8 February 2019 atBBC's national selection showEurovision: You Decide.[1] The song was used as the theme music for thePride of Britain Awards 2019 and 2020.
The song was chosen atEurovision: You Decide by the British public and three judges selected by theBBC. After receiving confirmation from the three judges, Michael won the final, beating Jordan Clarke with the song "Freaks" and Kerrie-Anne with the song "Sweet Lies".
The song was originally chosen forMelodifestivalen 2019 to be performed by Swedish singer-songwriterJohn Lundvik, however Lundvik decided on another song and entered "Bigger than Us" toEurovision: You Decide as a songwriter.[2]
Lundvik won Melodifestivalen 2019 with his song "Too Late for Love", and competed against "Bigger than Us" in theEurovision Song Contest 2019.[3] Lundvik finished 5th.
As the United Kingdom is a member of the "Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the grand final, which was held on 18 May 2019 at theExpo Tel Aviv in pavilion 2.
The song finished 26th with a total of 11 points in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 grand final in Tel Aviv, becoming the 4th act from the United Kingdom to finish last in the grand final.
Charlotte Runcie ofThe Daily Telegraph approved of the choice of song for the United Kingdom'sEurovision entry, praisingMichael Rice's vocals and calling the track "a perfectly respectable Eurovision-friendly power ballad with a key change. Nothing special but, crucially, nothing embarrassing."[4]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Scotland Singles (OCC)[5] | 35 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 8 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 27 |