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A Monster Like Me

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"A Monster Like Me"
Single by Mørland and Debrah Scarlett
from the album Make a Sail
Released17 February 2015
Length3:04
LabelMørland
Songwriter(s)Kjetil Mørland
Mørland singles chronology
"Keep Me Dancing"
(2013)
"A Monster Like Me"
(2015)
"No Firewall"
(2015)
Debrah Scarlett singles chronology
"A Monster Like Me"
(2015)
"To Figure"
(2016)
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Kjetil Mørland
Lyricist(s)
Kjetil Mørland
Finals performance
Semi-final result
4th
Semi-final points
123
Final result
8th
Final points
102
Entry chronology
◄ "Silent Storm" (2014)
"Icebreaker" (2016) ►

"A Monster Like Me" is a song written by performed by Norwegian singer Kjetil Mørland and Norwegian-Swiss singer Debrah Scarlett, written by the former. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1] It was released as a digital download in Norway on 17 February 2015, later it was included on Mørland's first studio album Make a Sail (2016). The song also won the Marcel Bezençon Composer Award in 2015.

Melodi Grand Prix 2015

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During the Melodi Grand Prix 2015 press conference on 21 January 2015, "A Monster Like Me" was announced as one of the eleven songs competing to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. The song was performed ninth in the running order and was one of the four songs that continued to the Gold Final. "A Monster Like Me" received 88,869 votes overall, only 3,496 votes ahead of the runner-up, and won the opportunity to compete in Vienna.

After winning Melodi Grand Prix, the song peaked at number 24 on the VG-lista chart.[2]

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "A Monster Like Me" was first released onto YouTube on 20 February 2015 at a total length of three minutes and thirteen seconds. It shows the two singers preparing to have guests over for dinner as Scarlett pours a vial of red liquid into the water goblets during the climax of the song the guests at the table begin to behave strangely as Morland and Scarlett sit oblivious to all the chaos.[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for "A Monster Like Me"
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 37
Germany (GfK)[6] 92
Iceland (RÚV)[7] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 23
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 45

Certifications

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Certifications for "A Monster Like Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[11] Platinum 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for "A Monster Like Me"
Region Date Format Label
Norway 17 February 2015 Digital download Mørland

References

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  1. ^ Granger, Anthony (14 March 2015). "Norway: Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Has Won!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ (in Norwegian) VG-lista: Topp 20 Single uke 13, 2015 Archived 2016-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Mørland & Debrah Scarlett - A Monster Like Me (Official Video) - YouTube
  4. ^ "Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ ultratop.be – Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 22, 2015" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Mørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – MMørland & Debrah Scarlett – A Monster Like Me" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved December 29, 2015.








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