We Are One (Wild Youth song)

"We Are One" is a song by Irish pop band Wild Youth, released on 27 January 2023.^[1] The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Eurosong 2023, Ireland's national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.^[2][3] Prior to the contest, the song peaked at number 93 on the Irish Singles Chart.

"We Are One"
Single by Wild Youth
Released	27 January 2023
Length	3:03 (original version) 2:52 (Eurovision version)
Label	Imperfectly Perfect
Songwriter(s)	Conor O'Donohoe Ed Porter Jörgen Elofsson
Wild Youth singles chronology
"Modern Colosseum" (2022) "We Are One" (2023) "All Again For You" (2023)
Music video
"We Are One" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country	Ireland
Artist(s)	Wild Youth
Composer(s)	Conor O'Donohoe Ed Porter Jörgen Elofsson
Lyricist(s)	Conor O'Donohoe Ed Porter Jörgen Elofsson
Finals performance
Semi-final result	12th
Semi-final points	10
Entry chronology
◄ "That's Rich" (2022)
"Doomsday Blue" (2024) ►
Official performance video
"We Are One" (First Semi-Final) on YouTube

Background

In an interview with Eurovision fansite ESCBubble, band frontman Conor O'Donohoe said that the song is inspired by the mission that the Eurovision Song Contest brings unity to Europe, hoping that the song would bring a message of unity and peace to people.^[4]

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurosong 2023

Eurosong 2023 is the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The competition was broadcast during a special edition of The Late Late Show. The winner was chosen by a combination of a professional national jury, an international jury and televote.^[5]

The final of Eurosong 2023 was held on 3 February 2023 at the Studio 4 of RTÉ in Dublin,^[6] hosted by Ryan Tubridy. In the final, the song earned a total of 34 points out of the maximum 36, earning 12 in both the national jury and the televote, earning the Irish spot to the Eurovision Song Contest.

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an 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. Ireland was placed into the first semi-final, held on 9 May 2023, and was performed in the first half of the show.^[7] "We Are One" failed to qualify for the final.^[8]

Charts

Chart performance for "We Are One"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[9]	93
Irish Homegrown Top 20 (IRMA/OCC)[10]	3

References

1. Flannery, Amanda (12 January 2023). "Wild Youth release new song aiming for Eurovision Victory". FM104. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. "Ireland: Wild Youth are selected for Liverpool with 'We Are One'". Eurovision Song Contest. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
3. Collett, Alyce (3 February 2023). "It's Wild Youth for Ireland!". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
4. Crocett, Matt (30 January 2023). "Wild Youth: "When writing music I just sit at the piano, and see where my fingers take me"". ESCBubble. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
5. Arth, Rick (6 December 2022). "Ireland: National final planned for 3 February...and the studio panel will NOT be allowed to vote". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
6. "Ireland reveals 6 potential Eurovision entries". eurovision.tv. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
7. Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
8. "Disappointment again for Ireland at Eurovision as Wild Youth fail to qualify for final". RTÉ News. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
9. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
10. "Irish Homegrown Top 20". Irish Recorded Music Association/Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2023.