Release Me (Hooverphonic song)

"Release Me" is a song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. It would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.^[1] The song was released as a digital download on 17 February 2020.

"Release Me"
Single by Hooverphonic
Released	17 February 2020
Length	3:05
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Alex Callier Luca Chiaravalli
Producer(s)	Alex Callier
Hooverphonic singles chronology
"Horrible Person" (2019) "Release Me" (2020) "Summer Sun" (2020)
Music video
"Release Me" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 entry
Country	Belgium
Artist(s)	Hooverphonic
Composer(s)	Alex Callier Luca Chiaravalli
Lyricist(s)	Alex Callier
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Contest cancelled
Entry chronology
◄ "Wake Up" (2019)
"The Wrong Place" (2021) ►

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

The song would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Hooverphonic was internally selected by the national broadcaster VRT. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2]	21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3]	24

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	17 February 2020	Digital download, streaming	Universal Music Belgium	[4]

References

1. Farren, Neil (17 February 2020). "Belgium: Hooverphonic to Sing "Release Me" at Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. "Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. "Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
4. "Release Me - Single by Hooverphonic on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 February 2020.