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| Single by 5miinust and Puuluup | ||||
| from the album Kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit | ||||
| English title | We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs | |||
| Released | 8 December 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Producer(s) | Kim Wennerström | |||
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| "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | ||||
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| ◄ "Bridges" (2023) | ||||
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi"[ needs Estonian IPA] ( transl. We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs) is a collaborative song by Estonian hip hop group 5miinust and Estonian folk duo Puuluup, released on 8 December 2023 by Universal Music Oy. Self-described as a song that was inspired by a comment that a band member made about drugs during a car trip, it was written by members of both groups. The song is set to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Background and composition
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" was composed by the members of Puuluup: Marko Veisson and Ramo Teder, and was written by the members of 5miinust: Estoni Kohver, Päevakoer, Põhja-Korea, and Lancelot, along with Kim Wennerström. [1] According to Veisson and Korea, the song was inspired by a journey that the two took. While on the journey, Veisson reportedly told Korea that he did not "know anything about [Korea's] drugs". [2] In an analysis by poet Joonas Veelmaa, Veelmaa claims that the song is trying to "disprove some kind of myth", reinforcing that the person listening to the song is not a drug addict. [3]
In another analysis by Wiwibloggs' Lucy Percy, they claimed that in the song's beginning, the duo is raided in a police drug sting. According to Percy, they deny that they are drug addicts because the duo isn't wealthy, and thus can't buy drugs; albeit, they drink IPAs and wear sunglasses to hide their pupils. Percy later wrote that the mention of the duo being poor "hints at how wealth can impact the way police perceive people... because they’re poor, they need to defend themselves and deny everything. Or it could just be a glorious piece of intelligent humour." [4]
The two groups were officially announced to compete in Eesti Laul 2024 on 6 November 2023. [5] The song, along with an accompanying music video, officially premiered on Eesti Rahvusringhääling's digital app on 8 December. [6] The song was later performed live for the first time on 23 December. [7] After the song's victory in Eesti Laul 2024, Kohver stated plans to change the lyrics of the song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [8]
Eurovision Song Contest
Eesti Laul 2024
Estonia's broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organized a 20-entry competition, Eesti Laul 2024, the sixteenth iteration of the national final. It consisted of a semi-final held on 20 January 2024, which separated into two rounds and later culminated into a grand final to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The semi-final featured 15 entries, and in the first round, the top three, selected by a 50/50 vote of televote and juries, earned a berth in the grand final with five other automatic grand final entrants. In the second round, the remaining 12 songs competed for two spots that was selected by televoting. The winner of the ten-song final was selected similarly; a 50/50 vote of televote and juries selected the top three to move into a superfinal, and a televote determined the overall winner of the contest. [9] [10]
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" was announced to compete in the contest on 6 November 2023. [5] The song was later drawn to perform first in the semi-final. [11] The song qualified in the first round, [12] and was later drawn to perform ninth in the final that took place on 17 February. [13] In the grand final, they were able to advance to the superfinal and later won the superfinal with 26,422 votes, over double more than the second-place finisher. [14] As a result, the song won the rights to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [15]
In March 2024, it was announced that, in accordance with Eurovision regulations prohibiting any reference to trademarks, mention of Lay's chips would be removed from a verse of the song ahead of the contest. [16]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Estonia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show. [17]
The duo were later drawn to perform 13th in the semi-final, after Belgium's Mustii and before Israel's Eden Golan. [18]
Release history
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 8 December 2023 | Universal Music Oy | [19] |
References
- ^ Helgeson, Justina (17 February 2024). "Estonia: 5miinust and Puuluup win Eesti Laul 2024". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Kuningas, Rasmus (7 January 2024). "5miinust ja Puuluup: klapp on algusest peale olnud väga õige" [5miinust and Puuluup: the valve has been very correct from the beginning]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Nestor, Neit–Eerik; Velt, Lisete (18 February 2024). "Joonas Veelmaa Eesti Laulu võiduloost: see on kõige visuaalsem laul" [Joonas Veelmaa's Estonian Song winning song: this is the most visual song]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Percy, Lucy (19 March 2024). "Estonia's 5Miinust & Puuluup sing about police raids and recreational substances in "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" lyrics". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b Petersen, Rasmus (6 November 2023). "Estonia: Artists for Eesti Laul 2024 revealed". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Nestor, Neit–Eerik (8 December 2023). "ERR avalikustas Eesti Laulu võistluslugude muusikavideod" [ERR announced the music videos of the songs of the Estonian Song Contest]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (23 December 2023). "Galerii: Puuluup esmaesitas 5Miinusega Eesti Laulu võistluslugu" [Gallery: Puuluup premiered the Estonian Song competition song with 5miinust]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Remmel, Annika (19 February 2024). "Kohver: peame laulusõnades krõpsud leivaga asendama" [Kohver: We have to replace crisps with bread in the lyrics]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (15 September 2023). "Estonia arranca la búsqueda para Malmö: presentado el Eesti Laul 2024 con una sola semifinal y la final el 17 de febrero" [Estonia starts the search for Malmö: Eesti Laul 2024 has been presented, with a single semi-final and the final on February 17]. ESCPlus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "In English". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Kuningas, Rasmus (6 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinaali esinemisjärjekord on selgunud" [The performance order for the semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2024 has been announced]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (20 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024: OLLIE and 5MIINUST x Puuluup among semi-final qualifiers". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (5 February 2024). "Selgus Eesti Laulu finaali esinemisjärjekord" [The performance order of the final of the Estonian Song has been revealed]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (21 February 2024). "5miinust ja Puuluup võitsid ülekaalukalt kõik Eesti Laulu hääletusvoorud" [5miinust and Puuluup overwhelmingly won all voting rounds of Eesti Laulu]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Shokayan, Antranig (17 February 2024). "Estonia: 5miinust and Puuluup win Eesti Laul 2024". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (14 March 2024). "Estonia: '(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi' Lyric Change Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (26 March 2024). "Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi - Single by 5miinust and Puuluup". Apple Music (US). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
| "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Single by 5miinust and Puuluup | ||||
| from the album Kannatused ehk külakiigel pole stopperit | ||||
| English title | We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs | |||
| Released | 8 December 2023 | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
| |||
| Producer(s) | Kim Wennerström | |||
| 5miinust singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Puuluup singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | ||||
| Language | ||||
| Composer(s) |
| |||
| Lyricist(s) |
| |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Bridges" (2023) | ||||
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi"[ needs Estonian IPA] ( transl. We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs) is a collaborative song by Estonian hip hop group 5miinust and Estonian folk duo Puuluup, released on 8 December 2023 by Universal Music Oy. Self-described as a song that was inspired by a comment that a band member made about drugs during a car trip, it was written by members of both groups. The song is set to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
Background and composition
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" was composed by the members of Puuluup: Marko Veisson and Ramo Teder, and was written by the members of 5miinust: Estoni Kohver, Päevakoer, Põhja-Korea, and Lancelot, along with Kim Wennerström. [1] According to Veisson and Korea, the song was inspired by a journey that the two took. While on the journey, Veisson reportedly told Korea that he did not "know anything about [Korea's] drugs". [2] In an analysis by poet Joonas Veelmaa, Veelmaa claims that the song is trying to "disprove some kind of myth", reinforcing that the person listening to the song is not a drug addict. [3]
In another analysis by Wiwibloggs' Lucy Percy, they claimed that in the song's beginning, the duo is raided in a police drug sting. According to Percy, they deny that they are drug addicts because the duo isn't wealthy, and thus can't buy drugs; albeit, they drink IPAs and wear sunglasses to hide their pupils. Percy later wrote that the mention of the duo being poor "hints at how wealth can impact the way police perceive people... because they’re poor, they need to defend themselves and deny everything. Or it could just be a glorious piece of intelligent humour." [4]
The two groups were officially announced to compete in Eesti Laul 2024 on 6 November 2023. [5] The song, along with an accompanying music video, officially premiered on Eesti Rahvusringhääling's digital app on 8 December. [6] The song was later performed live for the first time on 23 December. [7] After the song's victory in Eesti Laul 2024, Kohver stated plans to change the lyrics of the song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [8]
Eurovision Song Contest
Eesti Laul 2024
Estonia's broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organized a 20-entry competition, Eesti Laul 2024, the sixteenth iteration of the national final. It consisted of a semi-final held on 20 January 2024, which separated into two rounds and later culminated into a grand final to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The semi-final featured 15 entries, and in the first round, the top three, selected by a 50/50 vote of televote and juries, earned a berth in the grand final with five other automatic grand final entrants. In the second round, the remaining 12 songs competed for two spots that was selected by televoting. The winner of the ten-song final was selected similarly; a 50/50 vote of televote and juries selected the top three to move into a superfinal, and a televote determined the overall winner of the contest. [9] [10]
"(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" was announced to compete in the contest on 6 November 2023. [5] The song was later drawn to perform first in the semi-final. [11] The song qualified in the first round, [12] and was later drawn to perform ninth in the final that took place on 17 February. [13] In the grand final, they were able to advance to the superfinal and later won the superfinal with 26,422 votes, over double more than the second-place finisher. [14] As a result, the song won the rights to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. [15]
In March 2024, it was announced that, in accordance with Eurovision regulations prohibiting any reference to trademarks, mention of Lay's chips would be removed from a verse of the song ahead of the contest. [16]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Estonia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show. [17]
The duo were later drawn to perform 13th in the semi-final, after Belgium's Mustii and before Israel's Eden Golan. [18]
Release history
| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 8 December 2023 | Universal Music Oy | [19] |
References
- ^ Helgeson, Justina (17 February 2024). "Estonia: 5miinust and Puuluup win Eesti Laul 2024". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Kuningas, Rasmus (7 January 2024). "5miinust ja Puuluup: klapp on algusest peale olnud väga õige" [5miinust and Puuluup: the valve has been very correct from the beginning]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Nestor, Neit–Eerik; Velt, Lisete (18 February 2024). "Joonas Veelmaa Eesti Laulu võiduloost: see on kõige visuaalsem laul" [Joonas Veelmaa's Estonian Song winning song: this is the most visual song]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Percy, Lucy (19 March 2024). "Estonia's 5Miinust & Puuluup sing about police raids and recreational substances in "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" lyrics". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b Petersen, Rasmus (6 November 2023). "Estonia: Artists for Eesti Laul 2024 revealed". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Nestor, Neit–Eerik (8 December 2023). "ERR avalikustas Eesti Laulu võistluslugude muusikavideod" [ERR announced the music videos of the songs of the Estonian Song Contest]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (23 December 2023). "Galerii: Puuluup esmaesitas 5Miinusega Eesti Laulu võistluslugu" [Gallery: Puuluup premiered the Estonian Song competition song with 5miinust]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Remmel, Annika (19 February 2024). "Kohver: peame laulusõnades krõpsud leivaga asendama" [Kohver: We have to replace crisps with bread in the lyrics]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (15 September 2023). "Estonia arranca la búsqueda para Malmö: presentado el Eesti Laul 2024 con una sola semifinal y la final el 17 de febrero" [Estonia starts the search for Malmö: Eesti Laul 2024 has been presented, with a single semi-final and the final on February 17]. ESCPlus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "In English". Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Kuningas, Rasmus (6 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinaali esinemisjärjekord on selgunud" [The performance order for the semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2024 has been announced]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (20 January 2024). "Eesti Laul 2024: OLLIE and 5MIINUST x Puuluup among semi-final qualifiers". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (5 February 2024). "Selgus Eesti Laulu finaali esinemisjärjekord" [The performance order of the final of the Estonian Song has been revealed]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rebane, Karmen (21 February 2024). "5miinust ja Puuluup võitsid ülekaalukalt kõik Eesti Laulu hääletusvoorud" [5miinust and Puuluup overwhelmingly won all voting rounds of Eesti Laulu]. Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Shokayan, Antranig (17 February 2024). "Estonia: 5miinust and Puuluup win Eesti Laul 2024". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (14 March 2024). "Estonia: '(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi' Lyric Change Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (26 March 2024). "Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi - Single by 5miinust and Puuluup". Apple Music (US). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.