Ég á líf explained

Ég á líf
Cover:	Eyþór Ingi - Ég á líf presentation (English).ogv
Type:	single
Artist:	Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Released:	February 2013
Length:	3:00
Misc:	Embed: yes Song: "Ég á líf" Year: 2013 Country: Iceland Artist: Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson Language: Icelandic Composer: Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson Lyricist: Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Gudmundsson Place: 17th Points: 47 Place Semi: 6th Points Semi: 72 Prev: Never Forget Prev Link: Never Forget (Greta Salóme & Jónsi song) Next: No Prejudice Next Link: No Prejudice

"Ég á líf" (I'm alive) is the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö and is performed by singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson after he won Söngvakeppnin 2013.^[1] In the final it placed 17th. ^[2] The song is the first to be performed in Icelandic since 1997. It is also the first Icelandic entry ever to not have an English version recorded.

Track listing

Single release

1. "Ég á líf" (Eyþór Ingi) (3:00)

Ég á líf: The Malmö Album

1. "Ég á líf" (Eyþór Ingi) (3:00)
2. "Þá kem ég heim" (Eyþór Ingi) (2:58)
3. "Hafmey" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (3:05)
4. "Ég veit og ég sé" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (5:41)
5. "Hér og nú" (Todmobil & Eyþór Ingi) (5:15)
6. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Eyþór Ingi) (2:59)
7. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Eyþór Ingi) (5:36)
8. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Karaoke) (Eyþór Ingi) (5:36)

Ég á líf (Club Mix)

1. "Ég á líf" (Icelandic Esc Entry 2013) -Single (3:00)
2. "Ég á líf" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:00)
3. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
4. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:59)
5. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Kareoke" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
6. "Ég veit og ég sé" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:41)
7. "Þá kem ég heim" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:58)
8. "Ég á líf (Club Mix)" (Ég á líf (Club Mix) – Single (5:36)
9. "Hér og nú" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:15)
10. "Hafmey" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:05)

Chart performance

Ég á líf entered the Icelandic charts at number one in the week following the national final where it stayed for four weeks. In the week of March 22 a revamped version of the song was released and opened third on the charts, ultimately climbing up to the third spot.^[3]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Germany (Media Control AG)^[4]	75
Iceland (RÚV)^[5]	1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)^[6]	84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	46

External links

• Ég á líf lyrics and translation
• Club mix track list

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson to represent Iceland in Malmö. ESC Today. 2 February 2013. 8 February 2013.
2. Web site: Eurovision 2013 Iceland: Eythor Ingi - "Ég Á Líf". Eurovisionworld. 9 April 2023.
3. Web site: Icelandic Singles Chart . Tonlist.is . 2013-05-23.
4. Web site: charts.de – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf. German. Media Control.
5. Web site: RÚV – Vinsældalisti Rásar 2. RÚV. 9 March 2013.
6. Web site: dutchcharts.nl – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf. Dutch. Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
7. Web site: hitparade.ch – Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson – Ég á líf. German. Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.