Still in Love with You (Electro Velvet song)
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| Single by Electro Velvet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Eurovision Song Contest: Vienna 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 30 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD, digital download | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Electro swing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2:53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Right Track Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Still in Love with You" is a song by British vocal duo Electro Velvet. It was chosen internally by the BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Austria. The song was written by David Mindel and Adrian Bax White.
It was a minor UK hit, reaching No114 one of lowest charting UK Eurovision entries.
The song is strongly influenced by 1920s Swing music, with a modern twist, with the official music video inkeeping with costume and dance of the era. The central section features Larke performing scat singing. The style of the track has been compared to Caro Emerald, as well as to the music for a 1980s television commercial for Birds Eye potato waffles. In the final the song received 5 points placing it 24th out 27.
It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Whilst some thought its "electro swing" sound might help it stand out, others criticised the song, and overall performance on the night was seen as weaker in terms of vocals and stage production compared with actual single.
The Guardian called the track "nightmarish", while The Independent branded it "instantly forgettable". But singer Alex Larke told the BBC: "I like the fact it divides opinion. It's better than everyone having apathy for it." Bianca Nicholas, who shares the vocals, added: "There's a lot of ballads this year, so our song will stand out." Larke described it as a "Marmite song", while Nicholas pointed out that "a party song" was "really fitting" as Eurovision celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Former Strictly judge Arlene Phillips – who has choreographed previous UK Eurovision entries – wrote on Twitter: “It was a bit of a balls up.” Member of Parliament Diane Abbott said on Twitter: “Is it me? Or was Electro Velvet truly awful?!”. Other tweeters joked the EU would want a referendum on kicking the UK out after our performance.
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