Jezebel (The Rasmus song) explained

Jezebel
Cover:The Rasmus - Jezebel.png
Type:single
Artist:The Rasmus
Album:Rise
Length:3:10
Label:Playground
Producer:Desmond Child
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Song: "Jezebel"
Year:2022
Country:Finland
Artist:The Rasmus
Language:English
Place:21st
Points:38
Place Semi:7th
Points Semi:162
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Next Year:2023
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"Jezebel" is a song by Finnish rock band The Rasmus, released as a single on 18 January 2022.[1] It was co-written and produced by lead singer Lauri Ylönen and Desmond Child.[2] The song represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, held in Turin, Italy, in May 2022, opening the second semi-final on 12 May.[3] It won the 2022 edition of Finland's annual Eurovision song selection competition, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, on 26 February 2022 with a total of 310 points.[4] The single reached number four in Finland.

Background

Ylönen said the song is "about a girl who takes what she wants, without asking. A free spirit", as well as "an homage, a tribute, to the strong women of today, who own their bodies, who are in charge of their sensuality, their sexuality, and who are determined to be an equal". The band had previously worked with Desmond Child on their 2008 album Black Roses, and called it "awesome" to work with him again, saying he "knows how to put a hit song together".[5] The song title references Jezebel, a Biblical figure who was the Queen of Israel.

Charts

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Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[6] 24
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listen to The Rasmus' Eurovision entry bid and new single 'Jezebel'. NME. Krol. Charlotte. 17 January 2022. 27 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Krol . Charlotte . 17 January 2022 . Listen to The Rasmus' Eurovision entry bid and new single 'Jezebel' . 27 February 2022 . NME.
  3. Web site: 25 January 2022 . Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Second Semi-Final . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220329180357/https://eurovision.tv/event/turin-2022/second-semi-final . 29 March 2022 . Eurovision.tv . EBU . 16 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Finland's The Rasmus is out of the shadows: To Eurovision 2022 with "Jezebel". Eurovision World. Santos. Pedro. 26 February 2022. 27 February 2022.
  5. Web site: The Rasmus Releases New Single 'Jezebel'. Blabbermouth.net. 17 January 2022. 27 February 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 20 May 2022.