"Nešto što kje ostane" (Macedonian: Нешто што ќе остане; English: "Something that will remain") is a song by the Macedonian band Next Time. It was the Macedonian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, but it failed to qualify for the final round. The English version of the song is titled "The Sweetest Thing That Will Remain".
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| Single by Next Time | ||||
| from the album Na krajot od denot | ||||
| Released | February 19, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
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| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Jovanov Records | |||
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| Lyricist(s) | Elvir Mekić | |||
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| Semi-final result | 10th | |||
| Semi-final points | 45 | |||
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| ◄ "Let Me Love You" (2008) | ||||
| "Jas ja imam silata" (2010) ► | ||||
Background
editProduction history
editThe song was composed by Macedonian composer and singer Jovan Jovanov together with the help of Damjan Lazarov, and the lyrics were written by Elvir Mekić.[1][2]
After the winning the Macedonian national final, the composer changed the song's arrangement making it more rock than it was at the national selection. Two more versions of the song: an English and Serbo-Croatian version were produced under the names "The Sweetest Thing That Will Remain" and "Ne dam da te diraju" respectively. The lyrics of the English version are by Lazarov, while those of the Serbo-Croatian are by Mekic. It was decided that the song would be sung in its original Macedonian at Eurovision.
Skopje Fest 2009
editThe song was presented in the first semi-final on February 19 and finished first with 22 points (12 from the televote and 10 from the jury). In the final, Next Time performed sixth and won the competition with 19 points (12 from the televote and 7 from the jury).
Music video
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The music video of the song was filmed by its composer Jovan Jovanov and was edited by "Exit B" Production.[3][4] It was filmed on the 28 and 29 March in many locations in Skopje: on a big tower, outside of the city, and in a production studio. In the video-story one of the members of the band, Stefan, is falling in love with the director in the music video symbolizing her as "something that will remain" or nesto sto kje ostane. A version of the video was released for each language the song had been recorded in.
Live performances
editIn a retrospective 2024 review for Sloboden Pečat, During the performance, Katerina Stevovska described their performance on the Eurovision stage as "interesting".[5]
References
edit- ^ Klier, Marcus (February 21, 2009). "FYR Macedonia: Next Time to Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Fisher, Luke (February 21, 2009). "Next Time to represent FYR Macedonia in Moscow". Oikotimes. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ "Ви се допаѓа ли евровизискиот спот на Next Time?" (in Macedonian). April 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ "Ексклузивно новиот спот на Некст Тајм за eвровисиската песна!" (in Macedonian). April 4, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
- ^ Stevovska, Katerina (12 May 2024). "Сите досегашни македонски претставници на Евровизија: „Proud" нѐ направи горди, а цела Европа танцуваше на „Нинанајна"" [All Macedonian Representatives at Eurovision: "Proud" Made Us Proud, the Entire Europe Danced to "Ninanajna"]. Sloboden Pečat. Retrieved 13 May 2024.