Released 23 January 2013 Length 3:02 Writer(s) Karin Park
MachoPsycho | Format Digital download Label Macho Records | |
Genre Industrial
electropop
electronic rock
EBM
electroclash | ||
"I Feed You My Love" is a song recorded by Norwegian singer Margaret Berger, released as the first single from her third studio album New Religion. The song was written by Karin Park and MachoPsycho and produced by MachoPsycho.
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It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The song competed in the second semi-final on 16 May 2013 and qualified for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. In the final the song received the top score of 12 points from three countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland), and finished fourth overall with a total score of 191 points, Norway's highest placing in the contest since their last victory in 2009, and their sixth best result ever.
Since appearing on Eurovision, the song has charted on iTunes charts around Europe and the world, including Australia.
Composition
"I Feed You My Love" is an electronic and electropop song written in B minor and set in common time. The song has a sparse arrangement over lush strings and starts with a dark electroclash riff that contrasts with Berger’s delicate vocals. The introduction of drums halfway through the first verse and synthesized strings during the chorus help provide build. According to lyricist Karin Park, the song is "about having the courage and strength to do what you want".
Track listing
- I Feed You My Love – 3:02
- I Feed You My Love (Extended Version) – 3:19
- I Feed You My Love – 3:02
- I Feed You My Love (Macho Collective Remix) – 3:15
- I Feed You My Love (Robin Low Remix) – 6:15
- I Feed You My Love (Jay Hardway Remix) – 4:58
- I Feed You My Love (Dan Miles & Di Ferro Remix) – 6:11
- I Feed You My Love (Torus Flow Remix) – 6:11
- Video: I Feed You My Love (Official Norwegian ESC Entry) – 3:11
- Video: I Feed You My Love (Official Promo Video) – 3:02
Reception
The song is remarkable in that it received a large amount of positive critical acclaim and media attention for a song associated with the Eurovision Song Contest. Commenting on Berger's interpretation of the song, Karin Park noted that "she does it amazingly well". Ann Gripper from Daily Mirror wrote that Berger starts the song with "a Bjork-esque fragile icy burr—perfect for the ice queen being woken from the snow she sings of". Michael Cragg from The Guardian described the song as "spectacular" and Sam Lansky from popular online music blog Idolator wrote that the song is "aggressive and ferocious, with a chorus that's huge and loud... it's a gloriously pummeling pop track that's as weird as it is infectious". At ESC Review the song has been described as the "most contemporary entry" in Eurovision 2013, following in the path of the similarly modern Loreen's "Euphoria".