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Arcade
Duncan Laurence, FLETCHER
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- Album
- Small Town Boy
- Released
- 2020
- Genres
- Pop
- Length
- 3:07
- Tempo
- 72 BPM
- Label
- Universal Music B.V.
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About this song
"Arcade" won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel, representing The Netherlands. It was the country's first Eurovision win since 1975. Duncan Laurence was internally selected by broadcaster AVROTROS in January 2019, and the song's title and artwork leaked on March 6, 2019, a day before its official release. It scored 498 points in the Grand Final and is the first Eurovision song in 45 years to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
What it's about
The song draws on a personal experience of Duncan Laurence and explores longing for love and the loss of someone he loved dearly.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 2 other songs, like “i hate every night by Lil Soda Boi”.
- Covered 17 times, including “Arcade by Numidia”.
- Written by Will Knox, HRDY, Duncan Laurence and Joel Sjöö.
- Produced by Oscar Holleman and HRDY.