Rise Up (Freaky Fortune song)

"Rise Up" is a song by Greek electronic duo Freaky Fortune featuring Greek-British rapper RiskyKidd. It was chosen to represent Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[1]

"Rise Up"
Single by Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd
Released2014
Songwriter(s)Freaky Fortune, RiskyKidd
"Rise Up"
Freaky Fortune and RiskyKidd performing the song on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Freaky Fortune
Lyricist(s)
Freaky Fortune, RiskyKidd
Finals performance
Semi-final result
7th
Semi-final points
74
Final result
20th
Final points
35
Entry chronology
◄ "Alcohol Is Free" (2013)   
"One Last Breath" (2015) ►

Critical reception

The song received mixed to positive reviews. Daily Mirror entertainment writer Carl Greenwood gave the song 1 star out of 5 and said, "Rise Up is the sort of song that gets stuck in your head."[2] Jess Denham of The Independent, "Rise Up" has a definite holiday vibe to it, just in time for the start of summer."[3]

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

On 11 March 2014 Freaky Fortune and RiskyKidd participates to the Greek national final of Eurovision Song Contest 2014. After performing the song under number two at the national final, it gets the 36.83% of votes and becomes the Greek entry in the 2014 Eurovision.

At the Eurovision Song Contest they performed 13th in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. The song qualified from the second semi-final and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. In the final at the end of the voting, it had received 35 votes, placing on 20th place in a field of 26 songs. It was, along with 1998, the worst placing ever for Greece.

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Rise Up"3:04
2."Rise Up" (Jazz Version)3:20

Credits and personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Greece (Billboard)[4] 4
Sweden (Digilistan)[5] 32
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 67
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 73
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 93
UK Singles Chart (Official Chart Company)[9] 110

References
  1. "Freaky Fortune feat. Risky Kidd for Greece". European Broadcasting Union. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. "Eurovision 2014 preview: Will Greece entry Rise Up see Freaky Fortune featuring RiskyKidd join song contest winners". Daily Mirror. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. "Eurovision 2014 semi-final two: Five acts to watch from Conchita Wurst to Freaky Fortune". The Independent. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "Greece Digital Songs: Mar 29, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  5. "DigilListan 2014-03-09". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Freaky Fortune + RiskyKidd – Rise Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Freaky Fortune + RiskyKidd – Rise Up" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
Preceded by
"Alcohol Is Free"		 Greek entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2014		 Succeeded by
"One Last Breath"


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