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2023 song by Lord of the Lost

"Blood & Glitter"
Single by Lord of the Lost
from the album Blood & Glitter
Language	English
Released	24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
Genre	Gothic Metal
Length	2:59
Label	Napalm
Songwriter(s)	Anthony J. Brown Chris Harms Pi Stoffers Rupert Keplinger
Producer(s)	Chris Harms Corvin Bahn

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country	Germany
Artist(s)	Lord of the Lost
Language	English
Composer(s)	Chris Harms Rupert Keplinger
Lyricist(s)	Anthony J. Brown Chris Harms Pi Stoffers Rupert Keplinger
Finals performance
Final result	26th
Final points	18
Entry chronology
◄ "Rockstars" (2022)
"Always on the Run" (2024) ►

"Blood & Glitter" is a song by German gothic metal band Lord of the Lost. It was released on 24 December 2022 through Napalm. The song represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool after winning Unser Lied für Liverpool, Germany's national final, and finished in last position.

Background

The dark rock song was released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album Blood & Glitter (2022). Lead singer Chris Harms revealed that the band had actually applied to represent Germany for many years leading up to their win in 2023. Starting on 24 February 2023, fans were able to vote for their favourite entry online. The performance was described as a "fiery glam rock show", somewhere between "dark" and "gothic metal". The band eventually won the contest, having earned 189 points consisting of 146 from fans and viewers and 43 points the international juries.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

At Eurovision

For their performance in Liverpool, Harms plans a glamorous rock show for the band, wanting to include red pyrotechnic rain to reflect the message of the song.

Charts

Chart performance for "Blood & Glitter"
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Lithuania (AGATA)	69
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)	54
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)	19

References

https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023/germany
"Lord Of The Lost tritt für Deutschland an". ZDF (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"Lord Of The Lost rocken den Vorentscheid". N-tv (in German). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"Rockband Lord Of The Lost gewinnt deutschen ESC-Vorentscheid". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Grimm, Imre (4 March 2023). "Gothic-Rock beim ESC: Lord Of the Lost fahren für Deutschland nach Liverpool". RND (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Kraushaar, Elmar (4 March 2023). "Hamburger Rockband Lord Of The Lost gewinnt den Vorentscheid zum ESC". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Wüstenberg, Daniel (4 March 2023). ""Blood & Glitter" ist "Unser Lied für Liverpool": Lord Of The Lost fahren für Deutschland zum ESC 2023". Stern (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"Peinlich oder genau richtig? Lord Of The Lost fahren für Deutschland zum ESC". WDR (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
"2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
"Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
"Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links

Official music video

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Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Australia Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czechia Estonia Finland France Germany Israel Italy Lithuania Moldova Norway Poland Portugal Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Azerbaijan Denmark Georgia Greece Iceland Ireland Latvia Malta Netherlands Romania San Marino

Artists

Final	Alessandra Luke Black Blanca Paloma Blanka Brunette Remo Forrer Gustaph Joker Out Käärijä Albina and Familja Kelmendi Noa Kirel Andrew Lambrou Let 3 Monika Linkytė Lord of the Lost Loreen Marco Mengoni Alika Milova Mimicat Mae Muller Pasha Parfeni Teya and Salena Tvorchi Vesna Voyager La Zarra
Semi-finals	Theodor Andrei The Busker Diljá Iru Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper Piqued Jacks Reiley Sudden Lights TuralTuranX Victor Vernicos Wild Youth

Songs

Final	"Ai coração" "Because of You" "Blood & Glitter" "Break a Broken Heart" "Bridges" "Carpe Diem" "Cha Cha Cha" "Due vite" "Duje" "Eaea" "Évidemment" "Future Lover" "Heart of Steel" "I Wrote a Song" "Mama ŠČ!" "My Sister's Crown" "Promise" "Queen of Kings" "Samo mi se spava" "Soarele și luna" "Solo" "Stay" "Tattoo" "Unicorn" "Watergun" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?"
Semi-finals	"Aijā" "Breaking My Heart" "Burning Daylight" "D.G.T. (Off and On)" "Dance (Our Own Party)" "Echo" "Like an Animal" "Power" "Tell Me More" "We Are One" "What They Say"

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