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| Single byCascada | ||||
| from the albumThe Best of Cascada | ||||
| Released | 8 February 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 at Plazmatek Studio,Bonn,Germany | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Final result | 21st | |||
| Final points | 18 | |||
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| ◄ "Standing Still" (2012) | ||||
| "Is It Right" (2014) ► | ||||
"Glorious" is a song performed by German dance recording trioCascada. It was written byYann Peifer,Manuel Reuter,Andres Ballinas and Tony Cornelissen. The song was included on their compilation albumThe Best of Cascada (2013). It was announced that the song would be one of the candidate songs of theUnser Song für Malmö, the German national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2013.[1] A preview of the song was published on 9 January 2013.[2] The same day the full version was leaked.[3]The song representedGermany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[4] The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 8 February 2013.
Despite being one of the favorites to win it finished in 21st of 26 places with 18 points.
On 14 February 2013 they performed the song live duringUnser Song für Malmö. They performed the song live at theEurovision Song Contest 2013 at theMalmö Arena,Malmö,Sweden on 18 May 2013.
After "Glorious" was selected to represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, regional broadcaster,Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), reported that it had "commissioned a musical audit", and that it would examine the claims that the song had plagiarised the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 winning song, "Euphoria" by Swedish artistLoreen.[5]
Natalie Horler, lead singer of Cascada, told news agencyDeutsche Presse-Agentur: "If you like, we can superimpose one song on the other. They are two different songs". Tina John, a phonetician quoted in the German newspaperBild, that the two high-tempo tracks were noticeably similar, "The chorus uses the same accentuation, the ending peaks with the same combinations. The singers even use the same breathing methods".[6]
NDR played down the accusations of plagiarism, with the head of entertainment at NDR, Thomas Schreiber saying "Every year, there are stories. Last year, Loreen's "Euphoria" was accused of being filched fromDavid Guetta andRihanna, claims that went nowhere".[6]
Bild interviewedThomas G:son andPeter Boström, the composers/producers of "Euphoria". G:son stated: "When the German authorities indeed believe that it might be plagiarism of one of our songs, they can investigate that. It's their right to do so. In general, pop songs are alike".
G:son was asked about going to court about the matter, G:son stated: "We definitely feel honoured. It's not plagiarism to us, however. If you look at the composition in a waveform, you will see that 10,000 pop songs have similar courses".[7]
It was later announced on 25 February 2013, that the song was cleared of plagiarism and would represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. This conclusion was reached in an independent audit by music consultant Mathias Pogoda, who specializes in cases of musical plagiarism.[8]
A music video to accompany the release of "Glorious" was first released on YouTube on 1 February 2013.[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Glorious" (Video Edit) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Glorious" (Extended Mix) | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Glorious" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Glorious" (Extended Mix) | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Glorious" (David May Radio Edit) | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Glorious" (David May Remix) | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Glorious" (Ryan Thistlebeck Radio Edit) | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Glorious" (Ryan Thistlebeck Remix) | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Glorious" (Video Edit) | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Glorious" (David May Radio Edit) | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Glorious" (Ryan Thistlebeck Radio Edit) | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Glorious" (Extended Mix) | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Glorious" (David May Remix) | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Glorious" (Ryan Thistlebeck Remix) | 4:39 |
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| 10. | "Glorious" | 2:57 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak positions |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 29 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[11] | 54 |
| Germany (GfK)[12] | 6 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[13] | 94 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 56 |
| UK Dance (OCC)[15] | 27 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[16] | 18 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 129 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Germany | 8 February 2013[18] |
| Zooland Records+ | |
| United States | 15 February 2013 | [19] | ||
| Canada | 15 February 2013 | [19] | ||
| France | 15 February 2013 | [20] | ||
| Sweden | 8 March 2013 | Catchy Tunes/Family Tree Music AB | [21] | |
| United Kingdom | 24 March 2013 | AATW | [22] |
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