"Run Away" is a song performed by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira, and represented Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in May 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song won the final of the O melodie pentru Europa 2010, that took place on 6 March. It gained the maximum number of points from both the juries and the televotes.[1][2] In the contest, it was performed first on the night of the first semi-final, preceding Russia's Lost and Forgotten and passed to the final. The inspiration for the "Epic Jazz Jive" came from observing ducks, waddling through sand, on the beach.[clarification needed][citation needed]
| "Run Away" | ||||
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| Single by SunStroke Project and Olia Tira | ||||
| Released | 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
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| SunStroke Project singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry | ||||
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| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | English | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Alina Galetskaya | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 10th | |||
| Semi-final points | 52 | |||
| Final result | 22nd | |||
| Final points | 27 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Hora din Moldova" (2009) | ||||
| "So Lucky" (2011) ► | ||||
Internet meme edit
After the contest, "Run Away" would also become the subject of a major internet meme surrounding the saxophone solos performed by saxophonist Sergey Stepanov who, in a phenomenon similar to Rickrolling and Trololo, was dubbed the "Epic Sax Guy" in videos on YouTube.[3][4] The internet meme of this song is often associated with Ian McKellen's portrayal of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; particularly a moment of joyous laughter, edited to appear if he is dancing his head to the song. Later, this song is used more as background music of video gaming (such as Hearthstone and Rainbow Six Siege) "Best moments" videos.[citation needed] The rules of the contest prohibited musical instruments being played on stage, meaning Stepanov was not actually playing the saxophone at all, but rather synchronising movements with a prerecorded track.
Charts edit
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 7 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 31 |
References edit
- ^ Brey, Marco (6 March 2010). "Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Epic Sax Guy (The One)". URLesque. Aol. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Brown, Damon (2 August 2010). "Is this guy the Web's new rickroll?". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "SunStroke Project & Olia Tira – Run Away". VG-lista.
- ^ "SunStroke Project & Olia Tira – Run Away". Singles Top 100.
External links edit
- Official music video – YouTube
- National Final performance - YouTube
- Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Semi-Final 1 performance - YouTube
- Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Grand Final performance - YouTube
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