Only Teardrops
# Only Teardrops

"Only Teardrops" is a song recorded by Danish singer Emmelie de Forest. The song was written by Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen and Thomas Stengaard, and it was produced by Frederik Thaae. It is best known as Denmark's winning entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. The song competed in the final against 25 other songs, and finished in first place with 281 points.

## Chart performance

The song was an instant hit in de Forest's home country of Denmark, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart upon its release. Following its victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, the song re-entered the singles chart at number one. It has since been certified gold by IFPI Denmark for sales of 15,000 digital copies. It was the fourteenth best-selling digital single in Denmark in 2013.

In the United Kingdom, "Only Teardrops" debuted at number 99, despite Eurovision airing only four hours before the cut-off point for the chart. A week later, the single rose to a high of #15 in the UK. In its third week, it dropped to No. 84 and dropped out of the chart the following week after 3 weeks on British chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "Only Teardrops" is the seventh most downloaded Eurovision song to date in the United Kingdom.

## Track listing

### Digital download

* "Only Teardrops" – 3:03

### CD single

* "Only Teardrops" – 3:03
* "Only Teardrops" (instrumental version) – 3:03

### Digital download – Kongsted remix

* "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix) – 5:34
* "Only Teardrops" (Kongsted remix radio edit) – 3:40

## Credits and personnel

* Lise Cabble – songwriter
* Julia Fabrin Jakobsen – first songwriter
* Thomas Stengaard – songwriter
* Frederik Thaae – producer, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming
* Emmelie de Forest – vocals
* Gunhild Overegseth – backing vocals
* Hans Find Møller – Tin whistle
* Tore Nissen – vocal production

Credits adapted from Danmarks Radio.

## Music video

Emmelie posted several photographs onto her Facebook account from the shooting of the video. The video is directed by Michael Sauer Christensen. It has been filmed in the forest and on the beach. It was released on 13 June 2013, in DR's official website.

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | $30,000^^$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | $1,800,000^†$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | $150,000^‡$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. $^†$ Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. |||

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| - | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 22 January 2013 | Digital download | Sony Music |
| Worldwide | 2 May 2013 | Digital download | Sony Music |
| Austria | 14 June 2013 | CD single | Sony Music |
| Germany | 14 June 2013 | CD single | Sony Music |
| Switzerland | 14 June 2013 | CD single | Sony Music |
| Worldwide | 24 June 2013 | Digital download – Kongsted remix | Sony Music |
