| "City of Mary" | ||||
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| Single by Okean Elzy | ||||
| Released | 22 April 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 21 April 2022 | |||
| Length | 4:20 | |||
| Label | TOB | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sviatoslav Vakarchuk | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Місто Марії" on YouTube | ||||
"City of Mary" (Ukrainian: Місто Марії, pronounced [ˈmʲisto mɐˈrʲiji]), also known as "Misto Marii", is a 2022 single by Ukrainian band Okean Elzy. The song was released on 22 April 2022 as a music video, and released on 10 May 2022 on streaming platforms.
Background
According to band frontman Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, a military friend of Vakarchuk, who was fighting in the Siege of Mariupol, requested that the band should make a song that paid tribute to the Ukrainian fighters defending the city. Vakarchuk accepted, saying "it tears me from the inside every day when I read the news about Mariupol."
Composition
The song is dedicated to the Ukrainian fighters of the Siege of Mariupol. The band sings about how Mariupol will stand against Russian attacks, no matter how fierce they are. The song also features excerpts from Ukrainian patriotic song "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna".
References
- "The City of Mary: A New Song About the Defense of Mariupol'". Reason.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ""Я вперше в житті написав пісню на прохання", — Святослав Вакарчук написав пісню про Маріуполь "Місто Марії" та розповів історію створення треку". Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- "Окупанти хочуть організувати свій гуманітарний коридор з Маріуполя в росію". 032.ua - Сайт міста Львова (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- "Ukraiński zespół Okean Elzy ma nową piosenkę. Utwór dedykowany jest obrońcom Mariupola [WIDEO]". niezalezna.pl. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
