Here for You (Maraaya song)

"Here for You" is a song by Slovene duo Maraaya. It was written by Raay, Marjetka Vovk and Charlie Mason. This is their second single released on 28 February 2015 at the Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 final night. The song represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.^[1]

"Here for You"
Single by Maraaya
Released	28 February 2015 (premiere) 17 March 2015 (iTunes) 3 April 2015 (Italy)
Genre	Indie Pop
Length	3:24
Label	Dance and Love
Composer(s)	Raay Marjetka Vovk
Lyricist(s)	Raay Charlie Mason
Producer(s)	Raay
Maraaya singles chronology
"Lovin' Me" (2014) "Here for You" (2015) "Living Again" (2015)
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country	Slovenia
Artist(s)	Aleš "Raay" Vovk Marjetka Vovk
As	Maraaya
Language	English
Composer(s)	Raay Marjetka Vovk
Lyricist(s)	Raay Charlie Mason
Finals performance
Semi-final result	5th
Semi-final points	92
Final result	14th
Final points	39
Entry chronology
◄ "Round and Round" (2014)
"Blue and Red" (2016) ►
Music video
"Here for You" on YouTube

Success

They represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with their second single "Here for You".^[2] They performed in the second semi final where the song gathered 92 points and earned 5th place. In the grand final the song received 39 points and was 14th.^[3]

Peak positions at the official singles charts: it was ranked on 1st place at the Slovenian SloTop50 chart, on 23rd at the Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, on 24th at the Slovakian Rádio Top 100 chart, on 48th at the Belgian (Flanders) Ultratip 100 chart, on 10th at the Swedish Sverigetopplistan Heatseekers chart and on 18th at the Finnish Suomen virallinen lista digital chart. This song was top peak position at the German Hitfire singles chart.^[4][5]

Formats and track listing

• Slovenia" CD Maxi promo single^[6]

1. "Here for You" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
2. "Here for You" (Tomec & Grabber Guitar Alternative) – 3:58
3. "Here for You" (Rasmus Vienna Remix) – 4:06
4. "Here for You" (featuring Perpetuum Jazzie) – 3:00
5. "Here for You" (Maraaya & Popsing) – 4:06
6. "Here for You" (Instrumental) – 4:06
7. "Here for You" (Rasmus Vienna Remix Instrumental) – 4:06
8. "Here for You" (3 Min Esc Version) – 2:59
9. "Here for You" (Esc Karaoke + Key Intro) – 3:03
10. "Lovin' Me" (Radio Edit) – 3:49

Personnel

Main

• Raay - music, lyrics, arrangement, producer
• Marjetka Vovk - music, lead vocal
• Charlie Mason - lyrics
• Art Hunter - arrangement
• Tomass Snare - arrangement

Others

• Manca Špik - backing vocals
• Nika Zorjan - backing vocals
• Karin Zemljič - backing vocals
• Lara Balodis Slekovec - air violin

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7] 23 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[8] 48 Finland (Suomen virallinen latauslista digital)^[9] 18 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[10] 24 Slovenia (SloTop50)^[11] 1 Sweden Heatseekers (Sverigetopplistan)^[12] 10 Chart (2016) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50)^[13] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50)^[14] 2 Chart (2016) Peak position Slovenia (SloTop50)^[15] 18

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Slovenia	28 February 2015	EMA 2015 (premiere)	Dance and Love
Worldwide	17 March 2015	Digital download (iTunes)
Italy	3 April 2015	Digital download

References

1. Granger, Anthony (28 February 2015). "Slovenia: Maraaya to Vienna!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. Granger, Anthony. "Slovenia: Maraaya to Vienna!". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
3. "Stavnice so imele prav: zmaga Švedski! Slovenija 14". MMMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
4. "Hitfire singles chart 2015, Week 22". hitfire.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
5. "Maraaya's Here for You hit top peak at hitfire chart". hitfire.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
6. "Lovin' Me" (SWE CD promo single). Maraaya. Catchy Tunes. 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)
7. "Maraaya – Here For You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
8. "Maraaya – Here For You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
9. "Latauslista 22/2015". Retrieved 1 June 2015.
10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201527 into search.
11. . SloTop50. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
12. Swedish Heatseekers Chart Vecka 22, 28 maj 2015 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 May 2016.
13. . SloTop50. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
14. . SloTop50. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
15. . SloTop50. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.