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2018 single by Saara Aalto
"Monsters"
Single by Saara Aalto
from the album Wild Wild Wonderland
Released9 February 2018
GenrePop
Length3:00
LabelWarner Music Finland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Family
Saara Aalto singles chronology
"No Fear"
(2016) 		"Monsters"
(2018) 		"Domino"
(2018)
Music video
"Monsters" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
CountryFinland
Artist(s)Saara Aalto
LanguageEnglish
Composer(s)
  • Saara Aalto
  • Joy Deb
  • Linnea Deb
  • Ki Fitzgerald
Lyricist(s)
  • Saara Aalto
  • Joy Deb
  • Linnea Deb
  • Ki Fitzgerald
Finals performance
Semi-final result10th
Semi-final points108
Final result25th
Final points46
Entry chronology
◄ "Blackbird" (2017)
"Look Away" (2019) ►

"Monsters" is a song performed by Finnish singer-songwriter Saara Aalto. It was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on 9 February 2018 by Warner Music Finland. The song was written by Aalto, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Ki Fitzgerald. It was later included on Aalto's major-label international debut studio album, Wild Wild Wonderland as its lead single.

It was one of three songs competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, the Finnish national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, and won the competition. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song is about befriending your enemies.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

In November 2017, at a press conference for Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018, it was announced that Saara Aalto would represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and her song was selected through Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018. The competition featured three songs that were all performed by Aalto. The show took place on 3 March 2018 at Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, hosted by Krista Siegfrids and Mikko Silvennoinen. The winning song was determined by public voting and from votes from international jury panels. The song finished 25th in the contest.

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters"3:00
Remixes EP
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters" (Initial Talk Remix)3:29
2."Monsters" (Cutmore Remix)4:09
3."Monsters" (Extended Version)4:24
4."Monsters" (Cutmore Radio Edit)3:09
Twilight Version digital single
No.TitleLength
1."Monsters" (Twilight Version)3:21

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 13
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista) 6
Iceland (RÚV) 19
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 7

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label
Various 9 February 2018 Original Warner Music Finland
20 April 2018 Remixes EP
26 April 2018 Twilight Version

References

  1. ^ "Monsters - Single by Saara Aalto". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Saara Aalto to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest!". eurovision.tv. 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Monsters (Remixes) - EP by Saara Aalto". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Monsters (Twilight Version) - Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Saara Aalto: Monsters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. "Saara Aalto: Monsters" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. "TOPPLISTINN 26. MAI 2018". RÚV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 20, 18 maj 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Countries
Final
Semi-finals
Artists
Final
Semi-finals
Songs
Final
Semi-finals
List of Eurovision Song Contest 2018 jurors
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