Monsters (Saara Aalto song)

"Monsters" is a song performed by Finnish singer-songwriter Saara Aalto. It was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on 9 February 2018 by Warner Music Finland.[1] The song was written by Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Ki Fitzgerald. It was later included on Aalto's major-label international debut studio album, Wild Wild Wonderland as its lead single.

"Monsters"
Single by Saara Aalto
from the album Wild Wild Wonderland
Released9 February 2018
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelWarner Music Finland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Family
Saara Aalto singles chronology
"No Fear"
(2016)
"Monsters"
(2018)
"Domino"
(2018)
Music video
"Monsters" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Saara Aalto
  • Joy Deb
  • Linnea Deb
  • Ki Fitzgerald
Lyricist(s)
  • Saara Aalto
  • Joy Deb
  • Linnea Deb
  • Ki Fitzgerald
Finals performance
Semi-final result
10th
Semi-final points
108
Final result
25th
Final points
46
Entry chronology
◄ "Blackbird" (2017)
"Look Away" (2019) ►

It was one of three songs competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, the Finnish national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, and won the competition. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song is about befriending your enemies.

Eurovision Song Contest

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In November 2017, at a press conference for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, it was announced that Saara Aalto would represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and her song was selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018. The competition featured three songs that were all performed by Aalto. The show took place on 3 March 2018 at Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, hosted by Krista Siegfrids and Mikko Silvennoinen. The winning song was determined by public voting and from votes from international jury panels.[2] The song finished 25th in the contest.

Track listing

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Digital single[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters"3:00
Remixes EP[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters" (Initial Talk Remix)3:29
2."Monsters" (Cutmore Remix)4:09
3."Monsters" (Extended Version)4:24
4."Monsters" (Cutmore Radio Edit)3:09
Twilight Version digital single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters" (Twilight Version)3:21

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 13
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[6] 6
Iceland (RÚV)[7] 19
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 7

Release history

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Region Date Format Version Label
Various 9 February 2018[1] Original Warner Music Finland
20 April 2018[3] Remixes EP
26 April 2018[4] Twilight Version

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Monsters - Single by Saara Aalto". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Saara Aalto to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest!". eurovision.tv. 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Monsters (Remixes) - EP by Saara Aalto". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Monsters (Twilight Version) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Saara Aalto: Monsters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Saara Aalto: Monsters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ "TOPPLISTINN 26. MAI 2018". RÚV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 20, 18 maj 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 May 2021.