Growing Up Is Getting Old (song) explained

Growing Up Is Getting Old

Cover:

Victoria - Growing Up Is Getting Old.webp

Type:

single

Artist:

Victoria

Ep:

A Little Dramatic

Released:

19 March 2021

Length:

3:08

Label:

Ligna Group
Ostereo Limited

Producer:

Oliver Björkvall

Prev Title:

Ugly Cry

Prev Year:

2020

Next Title:

The Worst

Next Year:

2021

Misc:

Embed:	yes
Song:	"Growing Up Is Getting Old"
Year:	2021
Country:	Bulgaria
Artist:	Victoria
Language:	English
Place:	11th
Points:	170
Place Semi:	3rd
Points Semi:	250
Prev Link:	Tears Getting Sober
Prev Year:	2020
Prev:	Tears Getting Sober
Next:	Intention
Next Year:	2022
Next Link:	Intention (Intelligent Music Project song)

"Growing Up Is Getting Old" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by Bulgarian singer Victoria released as a single on 19 March 2021 by Ligna Group and Ostereo Limited. The song represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.^[1] The song appears on her debut extended play A Little Dramatic.^[2]

Release and promotion

An official music video was released on 10 March 2021.^[3] The long 5-minute music video starts with a black and white simulation of a news anchor announcing the cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time ever. The music video closes with real black and white footage of Victoria as a child and footage of her family.

At Eurovision

See main article: Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

The song was selected to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after Victoria Georgieva was internally selected by the national broadcaster. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Bulgaria was placed into the second semi-final, held on 20 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show. After placing third in the semi-final, the song reached the Grand Final and finished joint tenth with 170 points.

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak position
Lithuania (AGATA)^[4]	67
Netherlands (Single Tip 30)^[5]	4
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)^[6]	16

Release history

Region! scope="col"
Date	Format(s)	Label
Various	19 March 2021

Notes and References

Web site: Bulgaria: VICTORIA will sing "Growing Up Is Getting Old" at Eurovision 2021. 10 March 2021. wiwibloggs. 10 March 2021.
https://escxtra.com/2021/02/26/victoria-a-little-dramatic-ep-release/ ESC Xtra: VICTORIA releases her debut EP "a little dramatic"
Web site: 2021-03-10. VICTORIA chooses 'Growing Up Is Getting Old'. 2021-03-21. Eurovision.tv. en.
Web site: 2021 21-os SAVAITĖS (gegužės 21-27 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. 28 May 2021. 28 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210528143430/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/21s/. 28 May 2021. live.
Web site: Victoria – Growing Up Is Getting Old. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 2 June 2021.
Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21. Sverigetopplistan. 28 May 2021.