You Let Me Walk Alone Explained

You Let Me Walk Alone

Cover:

You_Let_Me_Walk_Alone_-_Michael_Schulte.jpg

Type:

single

Artist:

Michael Schulte

Album:

Dreamer

Released:

20 February 2018

Length:

2:57

Prev Title:

Falling Apart

Prev Year:

2017

Next Title:

Never Let You Down

Next Year:

2018

Misc:

Embed:	yes
Song:	"You Let Me Walk Alone"
Year:	2018
Country:	Germany
Artist:	Michael Schulte
Language:	English
Place:	4th
Points:	340
Prev:	Perfect Life
Prev Year:	2017
Prev Link:	Perfect Life (Levina song)
Next:	Sister
Next Year:	2019
Next Link:	Sister (S!sters song)

"You Let Me Walk Alone" is a song by German singer Michael Schulte. Conceived during a songwriting camp in the run-up to Unser Lied für Lissabon, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, it was written by Schulte along with Thomas Stengaard, Nisse Ingwersen, and Katharina "Nina" Müller, while production was helmed by Stengaard, Jan-Philipp Kelber, and Joachim Schlüter. A tribute to Schulte's father, who died when the singer was 14, the song is an emotive piano ballad.^[1]

Eventually chosen to represent Germany in the contest in Lisbon, Portugal, it ended up coming fourth in the Grand Final, thus becoming Germany's best placing song since Lena's victory at the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway and their second-best result of the 21st century overall by then. Released by Very Us Records as a digital download on 20 February 2018, it reached number three on the German Singles Chart and entered the top 20 in Belgium, Iceland, and the Netherlands after Schulte's performance on 12 May 2018.

Eurovision Song Contest

See main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Schulte was first confirmed as a competitor in Unser Lied für Lissabon, the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, on 29 December 2017.^[2] On 13 February 2018, his song was revealed to be titled "You Let Me Walk Alone".^[3] The song was released on 20 February.^[4] He competed in the final on 22 February, where he received the maximum twelve points from the Eurovision panel, international jury, and televoters, winning the competition.^[5] ^[6] As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the final, held on 12 May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.^[7] ^[8]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "You Let Me Walk Alone"
Chart (2018)	Peak position
Iceland (RÚV)^[9]	14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[10]	74
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	32

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	20 February 2018	Digital download

Notes and References

Web site: Eurovision 2018 contestants: every act ranked from worst to best. 9 May 2018. The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2024.
Web site: Diese sechs Acts sind im ESC-Vorentscheid 2018. ARD. 29 December 2017. 29 December 2017. de.
Web site: Germany: Song Titles for Unser Lied für Lissabon Revealed. 13 February 2018. Eurovoix. Herbert. Emily.
Web site: Germany: Unser Lied für Lissabon Entries Revealed. 20 February 2018. Eurovoix. Farren. Neil.
Web site: Germany: Michael Schulte to Eurovision 2018. 22 February 2018. Eurovoix. Herbert. Emily.
Web site: Germany: It's Michael Schulte for Lisbon!. Casellini. Stefano. 22 February 2018. ESCToday.
Web site: Lisbon revealed as Host City of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest!. Eurovision.tv. 25 July 2017.
Web site: Jordan . Paul . 12 January 2018 . All Aboard for the Semi-Final Allocation Draw . eurovision.tv . 12 January 2018.
Web site: TOPPLISTINN 26. MAI 2018. RÚV. http://www.freezepage.com/1527188284CDMWMURLCY. dead. 24 May 2018. 25 May 2018.
Web site: Top 100 Canciones – Semana 20: del 11.05.2018 al 17.05.2018. Productores de Música de España. 23 May 2018. es. PDF.
Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 18 May 2018.