| "Sand" | |
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| Single bySaba | |
| Released | 25 January 2024 (2024-01-25) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:01 |
| Label | Warner |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Jonas Thander |
| Music video | |
| "Sand" onYouTube | |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist | |
| Language | English |
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| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 12th |
| Semi-final points | 36 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Breaking My Heart" (2023) | |
| "Hallucination" (2025) ► | |
| Official performance video | |
| "Sand" (Second Semi-Final) onYouTube | |
"Sand" is a song by Danish singer and actressSaba, released on 25 January 2024 byWarner Music Denmark. Self-described as a song about the feeling of losing control, it was written by Jonas Thander,Melanie Wehbe, andPil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen. The song representedDenmark in theEurovision Song Contest 2024.
"Sand" was written and composed by Jonas Thander,Melanie Wehbe, and Pil Kalinka Nygaard Jeppesen.[5] In interviews, Saba stated the song is a way of means of expressing the feeling of losing control, using the metaphor of sand slipping and falling through one's hands as a metaphor for the song.[6]
According to Saba, she enteredDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song after seeing Swedish artistLoreen win theEurovision Song Contest 2023.[7] She was officially announced as a participant in the contest on 25 January 2024.[8]
"Sand" was one of the possible songs forMalta'sEmma Muscat but who rejected this song in favor ofI Am What I Am.[9]
After her victory inDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024, Saba performed "Sand" on various occasions in the months leading up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. She announced her intents to first perform the song live atMelfest WKND 2024 on 7 March after the completion ofMelodifestivalen 2024.[10] She also announced her participation in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the months of March and April, includingPre-Party ES 2024 on 30 March,[11] theBarcelona Eurovision Party 2024 on 6 April,[12] theLondon Eurovision Party 2024 on 7 April,[13] andEurovision in Concert 2024 on 13 April.[14]
Denmark's broadcasterDR organized an eight-entry competition,Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024, to select its entrant for theEurovision Song Contest 2024. The contest consisted of a singular grand final with the winner being selected over two round of voting; in the first round, three entries out of the eight would advance to a superfinal. In the superfinal, the winner was chosen by a 50/50 combination of televote and juries.[15][16]
Saba was officially announced as a participant on 25 January 2024.[8] The song was drawn to perform first in the contest,[17] and qualified for the superfinal. When the results were announced for the superfinal, the song was announced to have won the competition, earning a combined total of 37 points, three more thanBasim's "Johnny", the runner-up. As a result, the song won rights to representDenmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[18]
TheEurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at theMalmö Arena inMalmö, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Denmark was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[19] Saba was later drawn to perform seventh in the semi-final, afterAustria'sKaleen and beforeArmenia'sLadaniva.[20]
The Eurovision performance featured Saba in a white pantsuit, with the outfit containing actual sand within its pocket. The performance was remarked as a similar, larger scale performance than the version she performed atDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024.[21]
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] | 36 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[23] | 77 |
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 25 January 2024 | Digital download | Warner Music Denmark | [24] |
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