We've Got the World

"We've Got the World" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, performed in English by Mickey Harte. The song peaked at #1 in the Irish Charts and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks.[1]

"We've Got the World"
Eurovision Song Contest 2003 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Mickey Harte
Language
Composer(s)
Martin Brannigan, Keith Molloy
Lyricist(s)
Martin Brannigan, Keith Molloy
Finals performance
Final result
11th
Final points
53
Entry chronology
◄ "Without Your Love" (2001)   
"If My World Stopped Turning" (2004) ►

The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Harte singing to his lover. He tells her that "We've got the world tonight/Let's hold on together", and explains that she is the reason that his world turns on its axis. For his performance in the E.S.C., Mickey wore a black suit, and played a green guitar. He was joined on stage by three female backing singers.

The song was performed third on the night, following Austria's Alf Poier with "Weil der Mensch zählt" and preceding Turkey's Sertab Erener with "Everyway That I Can". At the close of voting, it had received 53 points, placing 11th in a field of 26. As Spain (one of the "Big Four") had placed in the top ten, this was enough to qualify Ireland for the final at the next Contest. In qualifying to represent Ireland, Harte won the talent show "You're a Star" in Ireland. It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 2004 contest by Chris Doran with "If My World Stopped Turning".

Plagiarism allegations

Complaints were made to the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) arguing that the song plagiarised the 2000 winning song, Denmark's Fly on The Wings of Love. Most of the complaints came via email, but the source was never revealed. One of the composers, Keith Molloy, said in a radio interview that he was "surprised by the whole hullabuloo". Ultimately the complaints were not upheld and the song was allowed to enter.[2]

Chart
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[1] 1

References
  1. "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  2. Kelly, Olivia. "Allegation of plagiarism in song contest". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-16.


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