Ég á líf

"Ég á líf"
Single by Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Released February 2013
Format Digital download
Length 3:00
Writer(s) Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
Iceland "Ég á líf"
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
Lyricist(s)
Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Gudmundsson
Finals performance
Semi-final result
6th
Semi-final points
72
Final result
17th
Final points
47
Appearance chronology
◄ "Never Forget" (2012)   
"No Prejudice" (2014) ►

"Ég á líf" (I'm alive) is the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö and is performed by singer Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson after he won Söngvakeppnin 2013.[1] The song is the first to be performed in Icelandic since 1997. It is also the first Icelandic entry ever to not have an English version recorded.

Track list

Single release

  1. "Ég á líf" (Eythor Ingi) (3:00)

Ég á líf: The Malmö Album

  1. "Ég á líf" (Eythor Ingi) (3:00)
  2. "Tha kem eg heim" (Eythor Ingi) (2:58)
  3. "Hafmey" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (3:05)
  4. "Eg veit og eg se" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (5:41)
  5. "Her og nu" (Todmobil & Eythor Ingi) (5:15)
  6. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Eythor Ingi) (2:59)
  7. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Eythor Ingi) (5:36)
  8. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Kareoke) (Eythor Ingi) (5:36)

Ég á líf (Club Mix)

  1. "Ég á líf" (Icelandic Esc Entry 2013) -Single (3:00)
  2. "Ég á líf" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:00)
  3. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
  4. "Ég á líf, Karaoke Version" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:59)
  5. "Ég á líf, A.K.A. Club Version Kareoke" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:36)
  6. "Eg veit og eg se" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:41)
  7. "Tha kem eg heim" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (2:58)
  8. "Ég á líf (Club Mix)" (Ég á líf (Club Mix) - Single (5:36)
  9. "Her og nu" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (5:15)
  10. "Hafmey" (Ég á líf: The Malmö Album) (3:05)

Chart performance

Ég á líf entered the Icelandic charts at number one in the week following the national final where it stayed for four weeks. In the week of March 22 a revamped version of the song was released and opened third on the charts, ultimately climbing up to the third spot.[2]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Germany (Media Control AG)[3] 75
Iceland (Tonlist)[4] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[5] 84
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 46

References

  1. ↑ "Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson to represent Iceland in Malmö". ESC Today. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Icelandic Singles Chart". Tonlist.is. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  3. ↑ "charts.de - Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson - Ég á líf" (in German). Media Control.
  4. ↑ "Icelandic Singles Chart". Tonlist.is. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  5. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson - Ég á líf" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ↑ "hitparade.ch - Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson - Ég á líf" (in German). Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
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