Discoteque (song)

For songs with similar titles, see Discothèque (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Discoteque" is a song by Lithuanian pop-rock band the Roop. The song represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after winning the pre-selection competition Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021.

"Discoteque"
Single by the Roop
from the album Concrete Flower
Released	22 January 2021
Genre	Electro-pop^[1]
Length	3:01
Label	Warner
Songwriter(s)	Vaidotas Valiukevičius Laisvūnas Černovas Mantas Banišauskas Robertas Baranauskas Ilkka Wirtanen Kalle Lindroth
Producer(s)	Laisvūnas Černovas Vaidotas Valiukevičius
The Roop singles chronology
"On Fire" (2020) "Discoteque" (2021) "Ohmygodable" (2021)
Music video
"Discoteque" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country	Lithuania
Artist(s)	The Roop
Language	English
Composer(s)	Vaidotas Valiukevičius Robertas Baranauskas Mantas Banišauskas Laisvūnas Černovas Ilkka Wirtanen
Lyricist(s)	Vaidotas Valiukevičius Mantas Banišauskas Kalle Lindroth
Finals performance
Semi-final result	4th
Semi-final points	203
Final result	8th
Final points	220
Entry chronology
◄ "On Fire" (2020)
"Sentimentai" (2022) ►

At Eurovision

Main article: Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.^[2] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.^[3] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Lithuania would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest.^[4] On 18 May, after competing in the first semi-final, Lithuania was announced as having qualified for the final round, receiving 203 points, garnering them the 4th place in the ranking of the semifinal.

Lithuania's "Discoteque" received 220 points and finished 8th in the competition, the best result of the country since 2006.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[5]

• Laisvūnas Černovas – producer, keyboards, masterer, mixer, writer
• Vaidotas Valiukevičius – producer, keyboards, mixer, vocals, writer
• Robertas Baranauskas – bass, keyboards, writer
• Mantas Banišauskas – guitar, writer
• The Roop – vocals
• Ilkka Wirtanen – writer
• Kalle Lindroth – writer

Charts

Chart performance for "Discoteque"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[6]	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	19
Greece (IFPI)^[8]	42
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[9]	23
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	75
Lithuania (AGATA)^[11]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	49
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	39
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[14]	35
UK Indie (OCC)^[15]	27

Release history

Release history and formats for "Discoteque"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	21 January 2021	Digital download streaming	Musica Publica	^[16]

References

1. V, Michel. "Eurovision 2021 Review: Lithuania – The Roop – Discoteque". Abitofpopmusic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
2. . European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
3. . European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
4. Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). . European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
5. "Credits / Discoteque / THE ROOP – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
6. "The Roop – Discoteque" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
7. "The Roop: Discoteque" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
8. . IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
10. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
11. (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
12. "The Roop – Discoteque" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
13. "The Roop – Discoteque". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
14. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
15. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
16. "Discoteque – Single by The Roop on Apple Music Lithuania". Apple Music. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.