The Show (Reddi song) explained

The Show
Cover:The Show (Reddi song) cover.jpg
Alt:The official cover for "The Show"
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Type:single
Artist:Reddi
Language:English
Released:10 February 2022
Genre: Pop rock[1]
Length:3:00
Label:Universal Music Denmark
Next Title:Bad Pop Song
Next Year:2022
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Song: "The Show"
Year:2022
Country:Denmark
Artist:Reddi
Language:English
Place Semi:13th
Points Semi:55
Prev:Øve os på hinanden
Prev Year:2021
Prev Link:Øve os på hinanden
Next:Breaking My Heart
Next Year:2023
Next Link:Breaking My Heart (Reiley song)

"The Show" is a 2022 single by Danish-Swedish punk rock band Reddi. The song represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after winning Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022, Denmark's national final.[2]

Release

The song was released on 10 February 2022, along with all other songs competing in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The song was selected to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, after winning Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the music competition that selects Denmark's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals of the 2022 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2021 contest's semi-finals. Denmark performed in the second half of the first semi-final, hold on 12 May 2022.

Critical reception

Kasper Madsbøll Christensen, a reporter for DR, reviewed that while he praised the energy of the band's live performances, that "it sounds a bit old-fashioned". In addition, he said that "[we are] not [coming] close to winning Eurovision", and that he thought that Denmark would not reach the final.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESC 2022: Dänemark ist Reddi für "The Show" . Eurovision.de . 6 March 2022 . de . 6 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Carros . David . 5 March 2022 . Denmark: Reddi wins DMGP 2022 with its song "The Show" . 5 March 2022 . ESCplus . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-10. Denmark: The 8 songs for Melodi Grand Prix 2022 released. 2022-04-14 . eurovisionworld.com. en.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-06 . Eksperternes hårde dom: 'Danmark kommer ikke i nærheden af at vinde Eurovision' . 2022-04-30 . DR . da.
  5. Web site: Top of ChartBase . ChartBase.dk . 2022-04-04 . 2022-11-09 . 2022-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109143220/http://www.chartbase.dk/hitlister/chart.php?Top_Of_ChartBase/2022-04-04 . dead .