| We Could Be the Same | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | maNga |
| Released: | 3 March 2010 (digital download) 20 May 2010 (CD single) |
| Recorded: | 2010 |
| Length: | 3:01 |
| Label: | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Prev Title: | Cevapsız Sorular |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Fly to Stay Alive |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Song: | "We Could Be the Same" |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Artist: | maNga |
| Language: | English |
| Place: | 2nd |
| Points: | 170 |
| Place Semi: | 1st |
| Points Semi: | 118 |
| Prev: | Düm Tek Tek |
| Prev Link: | Düm Tek Tek |
| Next: | Live It Up |
| Next Link: | Live It Up (Yüksek Sadakat song) |
"We Could Be the Same"[1] (Turkish: Aynı Olabiliriz) is a song by Turkish band maNga that was performed as the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway, and which came in second place.
There are 3 versions available on official CD single, called as Brussels (Eurovision version), Istanbul (Single version), and Stockholm (Extended version).
Throughout January, it was reported that maNga had entered an intense period in preparation for Eurovision, perfecting songs for submission to TRT.[2] [3] In February 2010, maNga submitted three songs to TRT, who was in charge of selecting the competing Eurovision song. All songs were in English.[4] [5] We Could Be the Same, the selected song, was announced from TRT on 3 March.[6] [7]
The music video for the song was filmed on the Bosporus Strait opposite the Golden Horn on board an oil tanker. Then unknown top model Zeynep Arı appears in the video.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Turkey (Türkiye Single Top 100)[8] | 1 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[9] | 129 |