Even If

Album: Even If (2008)
Charted: 67
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • On March 1, 2008, this song, which was written by Abraham with Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, was chosen as the UK's 2008 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. On March 3, Abraham appeared on BBC1's Breakfast news program where he said he wrote it to make people feel good on the dance floor. Unfortunately, that sentiment was not shared by the voters; the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest was won for the first time by Russia with 272 points. "Even If" scored only 14 points, coming joint bottom with the German and Polish entries. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England
  • A number of commentators blamed this song's Eurovision failure on block voting. However, despite being a pleasant song, it had an outdated 1980s sound, which simply did not appeal to the majority of the European juries. Meanwhile the very current and hip Timbaland produced the winning Russian entry.
  • This also flopped in the UK singles chart. The last UK Eurovision entry that failed to reach the top 40 was "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong" by Live Report back in 1989.

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

The Evolution of "Ophelia"

The Evolution of "Ophelia"Song Writing

How five songs portray Shakespeare's character Ophelia.

Fire On The Stage

Fire On The StageSong Writing

When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.

Vanessa Carlton

Vanessa CarltonSongwriter Interviews

The "A Thousand Miles" singer on what she thinks of her song being used in White Chicks and how she captured a song from a dream.

Michael W. Smith

Michael W. SmithSongwriter Interviews

Smith breaks down some of his worship tracks as well as his mainstream hits, including "I Will Be Here For You" and "A Place In This World."

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Titles

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song TitlesMusic Quiz

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.

Butch Vig

Butch VigSongwriter Interviews

The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.