Release Me (Hooverphonic song)

"Release Me" is a song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. It would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The song was released as a digital download on 17 February 2020.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

The song would have represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Hooverphonic was internally selected by the national broadcaster VRT. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Belgium was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)	24

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	17 February 2020	Digital download, streaming	Universal Music Belgium

References

Farren, Neil (17 February 2020). "Belgium: Hooverphonic to Sing "Release Me" at Eurovision 2020". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
"Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Hooverphonic – Release Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
"Release Me - Single by Hooverphonic on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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Studio albums	A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular Blue Wonder Power Milk The Magnificent Tree Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane No More Sweet Music The President of the LSD Golf Club The Night Before Reflection
Live albums	Sit Down and Listen to Hooverphonic
Compilation albums	Singles '96–'06
EPs	Battersea
Singles	"Eden" "This Strange Effect" "Mad About You" "Expedition Impossible" "Release Me" "The Wrong Place"
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Artists	Roberto Bellarosa Bob Benny Blanche Lily Castel Vanessa Chinitor Ann Christy Clouseau Robert Cogoi Mélanie Cohl Copycat Lisa del Bo Barbara Dex Tom Dice Dream Express Eliot Frédéric Etherlinck Serge and Christine Ghisoland Gustaph Axel Hirsoux Hooverphonic Jacques Hustin Ingeborg Iris Ishtar Sandra Kim The KMG's Philippe Lafontaine Fud Leclerc Linda Lepomme Claude Lombard Jérémie Makiese Micha Marah Mony Marc Lize Marke Morgane Mustii Louis Neefs Nicole and Hugo Loïc Nottet Pas de Deux Pierre Rapsat Jacques Raymond Nuno Resende Reynaert Kate Ryan Liliane Saint-Pierre Bobbejaan Schoepen Sennek Sergio and the Ladies Nathalie Sorce Emly Starr Stella Telex Laura Tesoro Tonia Urban Trad Jean Vallée Witloof Bay Xandee Jacques Zegers
Songs	"1 Life" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "Als het weer lente is" "L'Amour ça fait chanter la vie" "Avanti la vie" "Baby, Baby" "Because of You" "Before the Party's Over" "City Lights" "Copycat" "Dis oui" "Door de wind" "Envie de vivre" "Euro-Vision" "Fleur de liberté" "Geef het op" "Gelukkig zijn" "Goeiemorgen, morgen" "Le Grand soir" "Hey Nana" "Hou toch van mij" "Iemand als jij" "Ik heb zorgen" "J'aime la vie" "Je t'adore" "Jennifer Jennings" "Judy et Cie" "Laat me nu gaan" "Laissez briller le soleil" "Liefde is een kaartspel" "Like the Wind" "Love Kills" "Love Power" "Ma petite chatte" "Macédomienne" "A Matter of Time" "Me and My Guitar" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Miss You" "Mon amour pour toi" "Mother" "Nous, on veut des violons" "O Julissi" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" "Près de ma rivière" "Quand tu reviendras" ~~"Release Me"~~ "Rendez-vous" "Rhythm Inside" "Samson" "Sanomi" "September, gouden roos" "Si tu aimes ma musique" "Sister" "Soldiers of Love" "Straatdeuntje" "Ton nom" "Viens l'oublier" "La Voix est libre" "Waarom?" "Wake Up" "What's the Pressure" "With Love Baby" "Would You?" "The Wrong Place"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Belgium did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries	Albania Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Artists	Aksel Eden Alene Alicja Arilena Ara Ben and Tan Vincent Bueno Blas Cantó Benny Cristo Daði og Gagnamagnið Destiny Diodato Ben Dolic Efendi Elisa Gjon's Tears Go_A Natalia Gordienko Hooverphonic Hurricane Damir Kedžo Tornike Kipiani Tom Leeb Little Big Jeangu Macrooy The Mamas Athena Manoukian Montaigne James Newman The Roop Roxen Lesley Roy Sandro Senhit Ana Soklič Stefania Uku Suviste Samanta Tīna Ulrikke VAL Vasil Victoria
Songs	"Alcohol You" "Alive" "All of My Love" "Attention" "Chains on You" "Cleopatra" "Da vidna" "Divlji vjetre" "Don't Break Me" "Empires" "Fai rumore" "Fall from the Sky" "Feker Libi" "Freaky!" "Grow" "Hasta la vista" "Kemama" "Looking Back" "Medo de sentir" "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" "Move" "My Last Breath" "On Fire" "Prison" "Release Me" "Répondez-moi" "Running" "Solovey" "Still Breathing" "Story of My Life" "Supergirl" "Take Me as I Am" "Tears Getting Sober" "Think About Things" "Universo" "Uno" "Violent Thing" "Voda" "What Love Is" "Yes" "You"
Replacement shows and events	Der kleine Song Contest Eurovision 2020 – das deutsche Finale Eurovision: Come Together Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light EurovisionAgain Sveriges 12:a

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