Silent Storm (song)

"Silent Storm" is a song by Norwegian singer and songwriter Carl Espen, released as a single on 18 February 2014. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] It was performed during the second semi-final on 8 May 2014, and qualified for the final.[2] It placed sixth in the semi-final with 77 points and finished in eighth place with 88 points overall.[3]

"Silent Storm"
Single by Carl Espen
Released18 February 2014
Recorded2013
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Josefin Winther
Producer(s)Magnus Skylstad
Carl Espen singles chronology
"Silent Storm"
(2014)		 "Holding On"
(2014)
Music video
"Silent Storm" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Josefin Winther
Finals performance
Semi-final result
6th
Semi-final points
77
Final result
8th
Final points
88
Entry chronology
◄ "I Feed You My Love" (2013)
"A Monster Like Me" (2015) ►

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

The song was selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, after Espen was chosen through Melodi Grand Prix 2014, the music competition that selects Norway's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 20 January 2014, 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. Norway was placed into the second semi-final, which was held on 8 May 2014, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. After all the competing songs for the 2014 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the show's producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Norway performed in position 3, and qualified for the final, which took place on 10 May 2014.[4] It placed sixth in the semi-final with 77 points and overall finished in eighth place with 88 points.[3]

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 29
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 45
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 28
Finland Download (Latauslista)[9] 20
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 20
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 37
Scotland (OCC)[14] 90
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 97

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[17] Platinum 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Ble tatt på senga av strålende anmeldelser". 19 February 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. "Carl Espen - Silent Storm (Norway) LIVE Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Second Semi-Final". 10 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. "Results of the Grand Final of Copenhagen 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. Rigby, Sam (8 May 2014). "Eurovision 2014 results: 10 song contest qualifiers from second semi-final". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. "Carl Espen – Silent Storm" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. "Carl Espen – Silent Storm" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. "Carl Espen – Silent Storm" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. "Track Top-40 Uge 19 - 2014". Hitlisten. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. "Carl Espen: Silent Storm" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. "Carl Espen – Silent Storm" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. "Carl Espen - Silent Storm". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  13. "VG-lista – Carl Espen". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. "Carl Espen – Silent Storm". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. "Norwegian single certifications – Carl Espen – Silent Storm" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
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