Firefighter (song) explained

Firefighter
Cover:Firefighter (song).jpeg
Alt:The cover artwork for "Firefighter". The cover features Nutsa Buzaladze in a black outfit, posing with her hands on her hips amongst a black background.
Type:single
Artist:Nutsa Buzaladze
Length:3:04
Label:Stop Talking
Prev Title:L.O.V.E
Prev Year:2023
Next Title:Mother's Love
Next Year:2024
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Song: "Firefighter"
Year:2024
Country:Georgia
Artist:Nutsa Buzaladze
Language:English
Place:21st
Points:34
Place Semi:8th
Points Semi:54
Prev:Echo
Prev Link:Echo (Iru song)
Prev Year:2023

"Firefighter" is a song by Georgian singer Nutsa Buzaladze, released on 11 March 2024 by Stop Talking. It was written by Ada Satka and Darko Dimitrov, and represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it placed 21st in the grand final with 34 points. In the process, the song became the first Georgian entry to qualify for the grand final since 2016.

Background and composition

"Firefighter" was written by Ada Satka and Darko Dimitrov.[1] In an analysis by Wiwibloggs' Rezo Mamsikashvili, they wrote that the song represented a "metaphorical fight" against hate, hoping to display kindness and love in the wake of times of struggle and hatred. In interviews, Buzaladze stated that throughout her life, she fought "negativity with love always... Fire represents all this negativity that is going on in the world right now. I’m trying to save this love and I am actually putting out the fire with love."[2]

According to Buzaladze, she was first offered to compete in Eurovision when a producer from Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) called her while she lived in Miami. Upon the producer accepting the condition that she would be involved in "every little detail" of the entry, she accepted the offer.[3] On 6 March, the song's title, "Firefighter", was announced,[4] with the song officially releasing five days later.[5]

Music video and promotion

Along with the song's release, an accompanying music video directed by Zaza Orashvili was released.[6] To further promote the song, Buzaladze announced her intents to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the months of March and April 2024, including Pre-Party ES on 30 March,[7] the London Eurovision Party on 7 April,[8] and Eurovision in Concert on 13 April.[9]

Critical reception

"Firefighter" has largely drawn neutral to negative reactions. In a Wiwibloggs review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 6.43 out of 10 points,[10] ranking 21st out of the 37 songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on the site's annual ranking.[11] Another review conducted by ESC Bubble that contained reviews from a combination of readers and juries rated the song 11th out of the 16 songs "Firefighter" was competing against in its the Eurovision semi-final.[12] Jon O'Brien, a writer for Vulture, ranked the song 35th overall, proclaiming the song to be a "Frankenstein's monster of a half-dozen different ethnopop bangers, even if none of them are particularly memorable or tuneful".[13] ESC Beat's Doron Lahav ranked the song 26th overall, stating that although he thought Buzaladze's vocal abilities were "very talented", the song was "too technical... regarding the text and the emotions".[14] Erin Adam of The Scotsman rated the song five out of 10 points, writing that the song was a "flawless, if formulaic, entry".[15]

Eurovision Song Contest

Internal selection

Georgia's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), confirmed its intentions to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on 15 September 2023.[16] Buzaladze was later announced as the country's representative on 12 January 2024,[17] with the songwriting process starting the next day.[18] By mid-February, songwriter Darko Dimitrov was announced to have joined for what would be the song that Buzaladze would sing at the contest.[19]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 took place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, 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, Georgia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[20] Buzaladze was later drawn to perform 11th in the semi-final, after 's Megara and before 's Mustii.[21]

For its Eurovision performance, American director Sagiv Karpel was appointed as the creative director.[22] The performance featured Buzaladze in a bronze-coloured outfit accompanied by four backing dancers, with heavy use of pyrotechnics being applied during the performance.[23] [24] "Firefigher" finished eighth, scoring 54 points and securing a position in the grand final.[25] [26] The qualification was the first for the country of Georgia since 2016. In response to her qualification, Buzaladze stated in a press conference that she "dreamed that Georgia would get to the finals after seven years... Many people worked on this performance, and thank you all for doing so. When you work like that, it always pays off. This was my dream."[27] Buzaladze performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed 24th in the final, ahead of 's Baby Lasagna and before 's Slimane.[28] After the results were announced, she finished in 21st with a total of 34 points, with a split score of 15 points from juries and 19 points from public televoting.[29] No countries gave a set of the maximum 12 points in either category for the song. Regarding the former, the most a country gave was a set of seven points, awarded by . Regarding the latter, the most given was five, which was awarded by three countries.[30]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[31] 90

Release history

Country! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label
Various11 March 2024Stop Talking Music Group[32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maude . James . 11 March 2024 . Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze's "Firefighter" Out Now! . 11 March 2024 . ESC United . en-US . 11 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311170731/https://www.escunited.com/%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%aa-georgia-nutsa-buzaladzes-firefighter-out-now/ . live .
  2. Web site: Mamsikashvili . Rezo . 25 April 2024 . "Put out the fire" -- Georgia's Nutsa Buzaladze sings of emerging stronger from adversity in the "Firefighter" lyrics . live . 22 May 2024 . . en-US . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523063753/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/25/nutsa-buzaladze-firefighter-lyrics-georgia-eurovision-2024/280812/ .
  3. Bronson . Fred . 7 May 2024 . After 'American Idol,' This Singer Is Moving to an Even Bigger Stage: Eurovision 2024 . live . 22 May 2024 . . en-US . 15 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515112253/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nutsa-eurovision-american-idol-1235676187/ .
  4. Web site: Bijuvignesh . Darshan . 6 March 2024 . Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze Will Sing 'Fire Fighter' at Eurovision 2024 . 11 March 2024 . Eurovoix . 6 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240306201156/https://eurovoix.com/2024/03/06/nutsa-buzaladze-fire-fighter-at-eurovision-2024/ . live .
  5. Web site: Mamsikashvili . Rezo . 11 March 2024 . Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze releases her Eurovision song "Firefighter" . 11 March 2024 . . en-US . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314234116/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/11/nutsa-buzaladze-releases-eurovision-2024-song-firefighter/280580/ . live .
  6. Web site: Kartozia . Marika . 11 March 2024 . Nutsa Buzaladze's official music video for Eurovision 2024 premiered . 11 March 2024 . . . en-US . 12 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312045743/https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/nutsa-buzaladze-premiers-music-video-for-eurovision-2024/ . live .
  7. Web site: Garnett . Georgia . 17 March 2024 . Nutsa Buzaladze to perform at Pre-Party ES 2024 . live . 22 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 18 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318063135/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/17/nutsa-buzaladze-pre-party-es-2024/ .
  8. Web site: Percy . Lucy . 29 March 2024 . Georgia's Nutsa Buzaladze brings the fire to London Eurovision Party 2024 . live . 22 May 2024 . . en-US . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523063754/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/29/georgias-nutsa-buzaladze-brings-the-fire-to-london-eurovision-party-2024/280845/ .
  9. Web site: Gannon . Rory . 12 March 2024 . Nutsa Buzaladze to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024 . live . 22 May 2024 . That Eurovision Site . en-GB . 17 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240417044329/https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/12/nutsa-buzaladze-eurovision-in-concert/ .
  10. Web site: 8 April 2024 . Wiwi Jury: Georgia's Nutsa Buzaladze with "Firefighter" . live . 22 May 2024 . . en-US . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523063817/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/08/eurovision-2024-review-georgia-nutsa-buzaladze-firefighter-wiwi-jury/281003/ .
  11. Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 7 April 2024 . Eurovision 2024: Reviews and rankings by the Wiwi Jury . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240501144508/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/08/eurovision-2024-reviews-and-rankings-by-the-wiwi-jury/280997/ . 1 May 2024 . 26 April 2024 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: Juhász . Ervin . 23 April 2024 . The Public Reacts to Sweden: Marcus and Martinus – Unforgettable . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502022256/https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ . 2 May 2024 . 1 May 2024 . ESC Bubble . en-GB.
  13. Web site: O'Brien . Jon . 6 May 2024 . Every 2024 Eurovision Song, Ranked . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240507032323/https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html . 7 May 2024 . 7 May 2024 . . en.
  14. Web site: Lahav . Doron . 16 April 2024 . Eurovision 2024 Songs Review – Part 5 (Armenia, Greece, Georgia, Malta, and San Marino) . live . 21 May 2024 . ESC Beat . en-US . 14 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514193420/https://escbeat.com/2024/04/16/eurovision-2024-songs-review-part-5-armenia-greece-georgia-malta-and-san-marino/ .
  15. Web site: Adam . Erin . 7 May 2024 . Eurovision Song Contest 2024: All 37 songs reviewed ahead of semifinals, including UK's Olly Alexander . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510235940/https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/eurovision-song-contest-2024-all-37-songs-reviewed-ahead-of-first-eurovision-semifinal-including-uks-olly-alexander-4617993 . 10 May 2024 . 16 May 2024 . The Scotsman.
  16. Web site: Jiandani . Sanjay . 15 September 2023 . Georgia: GPB confirms participation at Eurovision 2024 . 11 March 2024 . ESCToday . 15 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915173308/https://esctoday.com/191646/georgia-gpb-confirms-participation-at-eurovision-2024/ . live .
  17. Web site: Adams . William Lee . 12 January 2024 . Nutsa Buzaladze is Georgia's Eurovision 2024 singer . 11 March 2024 . . en-US . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314234109/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/01/12/nutsa-buzaladze-is-georgias-eurovision-2024-singer/279152/ . live .
  18. Web site: 13 January 2024 . დაწერე ევროვიზიის სიმღერა ნუცასთვის - პირველი არხი სიმღერის შესარჩევ კონკურსს აცხადებს . Write a Eurovision song for Nutsa - the First Channel announces the song selection contest . 11 March 2024 . . . ka . 26 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226133340/https://1tv.ge/video/dawere-evroviziis-simghera-nucastvis-pirveli-arkhi-simgheris-shesarchev-konkurss-ackhadebs/ . live .
  19. Web site: Kizel . Ido . 14 February 2024 . גאורגיה: דרקו דימיטרוב עובד עם נוצה בוזלאדזה על השיר לאירוויזיון . Georgia: Darko Dimitrov working with Nutsa Buzaladze on the song for Eurovision . 11 March 2024 . EuroMix . he . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314234109/https://www.euromix.co.il/2024/02/14/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A7-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%95-%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A8/ . live .
  20. Web site: 30 January 2024 . Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results . 11 March 2024 . . . en . 30 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240130182906/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results . live .
  21. Web site: Adams . William Lee . 26 March 2024 . Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240427034238/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ . 27 April 2024 . 26 March 2024 . . en-US.
  22. Web site: Lee . Samuel . 11 March 2024 . Georgia: Nutsa Buzaladze releases her Eurovision 2024 song 'Firefighter' . 22 May 2024 . Aussievision . en . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523063753/https://www.aussievision.net/post/georgia-nutsa-buzaladze-releases-her-eurovision-2024-song-firefighter . live .
  23. Web site: Farren . Neil . 30 April 2024 . Georgia: All the Details About Nutsa Buzaladze's First Rehearsal . live . 22 May 2024 . Eurovoix . en-GB . 30 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240430193702/https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/30/georgia-all-the-details-about-nutsa-buzaladzes-first-rehearsal/ .
  24. Web site: Lahav . Doron . 8 May 2024 . Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final 2: Dress/Jury Rehearsal Live Commentary . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011902/https://escbeat.com/2024/05/08/eurovision-2024-semi-final-2-dress-jury-rehearsal-live-commetary/ . 10 May 2024 . 13 May 2024 . ESC Beat . en-US.
  25. Bronson . Fred . 10 May 2024 . Switzerland, Georgia, Israel & 7 More Countries Qualify for Grand Final of Eurovision 2024 . 22 May 2024 . . en-US . 16 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516144435/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eurovision-2024-second-semifinal-results-israel-georgia-switzerland-1235679730/ . live .
  26. Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 12 May 2024 . Eurovision 2024 semi-finals: Detailed results show Croatia and Israel won each show . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514041739/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ . 14 May 2024 . 12 May 2024 . . en-US.
  27. Web site: Alimova . Svetlana . 7 May 2024 . Georgia's ESC contender says she dreamed of Georgia in finals, feels proud of Georgia . 22 May 2024 . . . en-US . 15 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515221820/https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/georgias-esc-contender-says-she-dreamed-of-georgia-in-finals-feels-proud-of-georgia/ . live .
  28. Web site: Vautrey . Jonathan . 10 May 2024 . Eurovision 2024 grand final running order: Ukraine in second, Austria closes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011747/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ . 10 May 2024 . 10 May 2024 . . en-US.
  29. Web site: Dobordjginidze . Elene . 11 May 2024 . Switzerland wins 2024 ESC . 22 May 2024 . . . en-US . 13 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513222519/https://1tv.ge/lang/en/news/switzerland-wins-2024-esc/ . live .
  30. Web site: Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Georgia Grand Final Results Allocation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515171936/https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/georgia . 15 May 2024 . 22 May 2024 . . .
  31. Web site: 2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). lt. AGATA. 17 May 2024. 17 May 2024. 17 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240517144154/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-3/. live.
  32. Web site: 11 March 2024 . Firefighter - Single by Nutsa . 21 May 2024 . Apple Music (US) . en-US . live . 23 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240523063753/https://music.apple.com/gb/song/firefighter/1735362826 .

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