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This article is about the Danish 2011 Eurovision song. For New Zealand television series, see The New Tomorrow.
"New Tomorrow" 
Single by A Friend in London Released 25 February 2011 Format Digital download Genre Alternative rock, Pop Length 3:03 Label MBO Writer(s) Lise Cabble, Jakob Glæsner Producer Frederik Thaae[1] A Friend in London singles chronology "New Tomorrow"
(2011)"Calling a Friend"
(2011)[2]
"New Tomorrow"Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry Country Denmark Artist(s) A Friend In London Language English Composer(s) Lise Cabble, Jakob Glæsner Lyricist(s) Lise Cabble, Jakob Glæsner Appearance chronology ◄ In a Moment Like This (2010) "New Tomorrow" is a 2011 English language song by Danish pop/rock band A Friend in London. It represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 26 February 2011, the song won the Danish preselection contest Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2011. It is the first single from their yet-untitled debut album.
Immediately after, the single was released in Denmark, making it straight to #3 in its first week of release (chart dated 4 March 2011).
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Controversy
"New Tomorrow" was written and composed by Lise Cabble and Jakob Glæsner. However, even before it was chosen to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, it was accused of plagiarising several different songs, e.g. "Herz an Herz" by German NDW band Paso Doble, "Sing for Me" by Swedish singer-songwriter Andreas Johnson, "Face 2 Face" by Future Trance United, "Super Star" by Taiwanese girl band S.H.E., "Silk Road" a Chinese folk tune interpreted by Kitaro, "Yasashii Uta" by MUCC, and "Shine" by Take That.[3]
One of the co-writers Jacob Glæsner commented that "the song is very popular in its expression and consist basically only of five tones. It is unavoidable that it doesn’t remind of a song one has already heard".[3]
Performance
A Friend in London performed the song during Eurovision 2011 finishing fifth overall with 134 points, including 12 points from Ireland, Iceland and the Netherlands and 10 points from Sweden and Estonia and 8 points from Slovenia.
Track listing
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- Digital download[4]
- "New Tomorrow" – 3:03
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
positionBelgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 48 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 2 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7] 58 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 9 Lithuania (M-1)[9] 6 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 39 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[11] 78 UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[12] 10 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[13] Gold 15,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone
Release history
Country Date Format Denmark 25 February 2011[4] Digital download Worldwide 8 March 2011 References
- ^ "Melodi Grandprixvinder med Roskilde-twist" (in Danish). Roskilde Kommune. 28 February 2011. http://www.roskilde.dk/webtop/site.aspx?p=3849&newsid=4396. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Holm, Siri (17 August 2011). "A Friend In London udgiver ny single" (in Danish). Gaffa. http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/51819. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ a b Eurovisionary: Heavy plagiarism accusations towards A Friend In London’s entry
- ^ a b New Tomorrow - Single by A Friend In London itunes.apple.com/dk/
- ^ "Ultratop.be – A Friend In London – New Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – A Friend In London – New Tomorrow". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – A Friend In London – New Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ M1 Chart 2011.06.05
- ^ "A Friend in London – New Tomorrow – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Certificeringer | ifpi.dk" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. http://ifpi.dk/?q=certificeringer&page=6. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Final
(by final results)1. "Running Scared" · 2. "Madness of Love" · 3. "Popular" · 4. "Angel" · 5. "New Tomorrow" · 6. "Love in Rewind" · 7. "Watch My Dance" · 8. "Lipstick" · 9. "One More Day" · 10. "Taken by a Stranger" · 11. "I Can" · 12. "So Lucky" · 13. "No One" · 14. "Čaroban" · 15. "Sognu" · 16. "Get You" · 17. "Change" · 18. "The Secret Is Love" · 19. "C'est ma vie" · 20. "Coming Home" · 21. "Da Da Dam" · 22. "What About My Dreams?" · 23. "Que me quiten lo bailao" · 24. "Rockefeller Street" · 25. "In Love for a While"Semi-final only
(did not qualify
for the final)Semi-final 1"A luta é alegria" · "Boom Boom" · "Celebrate" · "Feel the Passion" · "Haba Haba" · "Jestem" · "Live It Up" · "One Life" · "Stand By"Semi-final 2Withdrawn "I Am Belarusian"Categories:- A Friend in London songs
- Eurovision songs of 2011
- Eurovision songs of Denmark
- 2010s song stubs
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