| Monsters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cover: | Monsters_-_Saara_Aalto.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | single | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Artist: | Saara Aalto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Album: | Wild Wild Wonderland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released: | 9 February 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: | Pop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 3:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Warner Music Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer: | The Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Title: | No Fear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Year: | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Title: | Domino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Year: | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Monsters" is a song performed by Finnish singer-songwriter Saara Aalto. It was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on 9 February 2018 by Warner Music Finland.[1] The song was written by Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Ki Fitzgerald. It was later included on Aalto's major-label international debut studio album, Wild Wild Wonderland as its lead single.
It was one of three songs competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, the Finnish national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, and won the competition. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song is about befriending your enemies.
See main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. In November 2017, at a press conference for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, it was announced that Saara Aalto would represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and her song was selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018. The competition featured three songs that were all performed by Aalto. The show took place on 3 March 2018 at Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, hosted by Krista Siegfrids and Mikko Silvennoinen. The winning song was determined by public voting and from votes from international jury panels.[2] The song finished 25th in the contest.
| Chart (2018) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland (RÚV)[3] | 19 | |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 7 |
| Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 9 February 2018 | Original | Warner Music Finland | |
| 20 April 2018 | Remixes EP | |||
| 26 April 2018 | Twilight Version |
"Monsters"