Goodbye to Yesterday (Elina Born & Stig Rästa song)

"Goodbye to Yesterday"
Single by Elina Born & Stig Rästa
from the album Elina Born
Released	8 January 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Pop alternative
Length	2:59
Writer(s)	Stig Rästa
Producer(s)	Stig Rästa
Elina Born singles chronology
"Mystery" (2014) "Goodbye to Yesterday" (2015) "The Otherside" (2015)
Stig Rästa singles chronology "Nalaa Song Of Dara" (2014) "Goodbye to Yesterday" (2015) "Goodbye to Yesterday" Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry Country Estonia Artist(s) Elina Born & Stig Rästa Language English Composer(s) Stig Rästa Lyricist(s) Stig Rästa Finals performance Semi-final result 3rd Semi-final points 105 Final result 7th Final points 106 Appearance chronology ◄ "Amazing" (2014)    "Play" (2016) ►

"Goodbye to Yesterday" is a song performed by Estonian singers Elina Born and Stig Rästa. The song represented Estonia in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 after qualifying from the 1st semi final of the contest on 19 May. In the semi final, "Goodbye to Yesterday" gained 105 points and 3rd place, in the grand final it finished on 7th place with 106 points with the highest scores from Finland (10 points) and Lithuania (8 points).

The song was released as a digital download in Estonia on 8 January 2015.^[1] The song is a debut for Stig and Elina as a singing duo, however Stig Rästa has been writing and producing for Elina prior to winning at Eesti Laul 2015.

Eurovision

On 21 February 2015 they were chosen to represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with an overwhelming margin, with 79% of 90,000 votes cast for the three super-finalists Elina and Stig, Daniel Levi, and Elisa Kolk.^[2] Estonia was placed into the first semi-final, which was held on 19 May 2015, and was drawn to perform also in the first half of the show.

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Goodbye to Yesterday"	2:59

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]	8
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	32
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	42
Estonia (Raadio Uuno)[6]	1
Finland (Latauslista)[7]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	71
Hungary (Single Top 40)[9]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]	73
Russia (2M)[11]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	68

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Estonia[1]	8 January 2015	Digital download	Star Management
United States[1]

References

1. iTunes - Music - Goodbye To Yesterday - Single by Elina Born
3. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
4. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
5. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
6. Uuno Top 20 (nädal 8). Raadio Uuno. Uuno.ee
7. "Latauslista 22/2015". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
8. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
10. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
11. "Lenta.ru: Песня Гагариной на «Евровидении»". Lenta.ru (in Russian). Rambler Media Group. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
12. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday
13. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday