This Time (Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila song)
 "This Time" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) |
Vytautas Bikus, Monika Liubinaitė |
| Lyricist(s) |
Vytautas Bikus, Monika Liubinaitė |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result |
7th |
| Semi-final points |
67 |
| Final result |
18th |
| Final points |
30 |
| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Attention" (2014) | |
| "I've Been Waiting for This Night" (2016) ► | |
"This Time" is the name of the song that represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1] Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila were selected to sing the song on 21 February 2015.[2]
Music video
The music video was released on 13 April 2015.[3]
Critical reception
The song's reviews were mixed. With 10 reviews and 29 scores from Wiwibloggs jury, "This Time" received a verdict score of 7 out of 10. Angus gave this song a rate of 5 and said the song is a sweet and sunny song. Anthony gave this song a rate of 8.5 and described the song as infectiously uptempo feel-good song. Bogdan gave this song a rate of 6.5 out of 10 and said that the song reminded him of "Coming Home". Chris said "Monika and Vaidas are like The Common Linnets with a lot of prozac" and gave it 7 out of 10. Deban gave the song a rate of 6.5 and said "the song has some storytelling magic to it". Judit gave the song a rate of 4 out of 10 and said "this song is a typical romantic duet, but nothing special". Padraig gave the song a rate of 8 of 10 and said the song is the best Lithuanian entry for him. Robyn gave the song a rate of 7 out of 10 and praised their chemistry. Sami gave this song a perfect score of 10 and said the song worked so well with duet. William gave the song a rate of 5 out of 10 and said the song is slightly dated and unbearably cheesy but praised their vocal performance.[4]
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 59 |
| Preceded by Vilija Matačiūnaitė with "Attention" |
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Donny Montell with "I've Been Waiting for This Night" |
References
- ↑ Ko, Anthony (14 February 2015). "EUROVIZIJOS 2015: SONG "THIS TIME" TO REPRESENT LITHUANIA IN VIENNA". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Ko, Anthony (21 February 2015). "LITHUANIA: MONIKA AND VAIDAS WIN EUROVIZIJOS 2015, WILL SING "THIS TIME" AT EUROVISION". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ Lee Adams, William (2 April 2015). "WIWI JURY: LITHUANIA'S MONIKA & VAIDAS WITH 'THIS TIME'". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ austriancharts.at – Monika Linkyté & Vaidas Baumila – This Time
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