Dance Alone (song)

"Dance Alone" is a song performed by Macedonian singer Jana Burčeska. The song represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was written by Joacim Persson, Johan Alkanaes, Florence A. and Borislav Milanov. The song's music video was revealed on 10 March 2017, while it was released as a digital download on 10 April through Universal Music.[2][3]

"Dance Alone"
Single by Jana Burčeska
Released10 March 2017
GenrePop[1]
Length3:06
Label
Songwriter(s)
"Dance Alone"
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Macedonia
Artist(s)
Jana Burčeska
Language
Composer(s)
  • Joacim Persson
  • Alex Omar
  • Borislav Milanov
  • Florence A.
Lyricist(s)
  • Joacim Persson
  • Alex Omar
  • Borislav Milanov
  • Florence A.
Finals performance
Semi-final result
15th
Semi-final points
69
Entry chronology
◄ "Dona" (2016)   
"Lost and Found" (2018) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

On 22 November 2016, Burčeska was confirmed to be the Macedonian entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, and the Macedonian broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), began accepting song submissions from interested composers.[4][5] The potential Eurovision entries were shortlisted on 22 January 2017.[6] The music video of the song, "Dance Alone", was later revealed on 10 March, while it was released as a digital download a month later.[2][3] Macedonia competed in the first half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest.[7][8] but failed to reach the final.

Track listing
Digital download[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Dance Alone"3:06

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Macedonia (Radiomonitor)[10] 8

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 10 March 2017 Music video N/A
10 April 2017 Digital download Universal Music
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References
  1. Kettley, Sebastian (4 May 2017). "F.Y.R. Macedonia Eurovision 2017: Jana Burceska – Dance Alone". Daily Express. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. Herbert, Emily (10 March 2017). "FYR MACEDONIA: JANA BURČESKA REVEALS "DANCE ALONE" FOR EUROVISION 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  3. Jordan, Paul (10 March 2017). "Jana Burceska is ready to 'Dance Alone' in Kyiv". Eurovision TV. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. Chris Halpin. "FYR Macedonia: MRT announces Jana Burceska as Eurovision 2017 act | Eurovision 2017 Predictions, Polls, Odds, Rankings". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  5. Granger, Anthony (21 November 2016). "Macedonia: Jana Burcheska to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  6. Granger, Anthony (22 January 2017). "FYR MACEDONIA: POTENTIAL EUROVISION 2017 ENTRIES SHORTLISTED". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  7. Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  9. "Dance Alone - Single". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. "Macedonian Airplay Chart". Radio Monitor. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
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