That's How You Write a Song

"That's How You Write a Song"
"That's How You Write a Song"
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Single by Alexander Rybak
Released	15 January 2018
Length	3:00
Label	Self-released
Songwriter(s)	Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak singles chronology
Music video
	"That's How You Write a Song" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country	Norway
Artist(s)	Alexander Rybak
Language	English
Composer(s)	Alexander Rybak
Lyricist(s)	Alexander Rybak
Finals performance
Semi-final result	1st
Semi-final points	266
Final result	15th
Final points	144
Entry chronology
	◄ "Grab the Moment" (2017)
	"Spirit in the Sky" (2019) ►

"That's How You Write a Song" is a song written and performed by Belarusian-Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak. It represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The song was released as a digital download on 15 January 2018.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

Melodi Grand Prix 2018 was the 56th edition of the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix and it selected Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Ten songs were chosen to participate, and the selected singers, entries and composers were revealed on 15 January 2018. The ten songs competed during the final at the Oslo Spektrum on 10 March 2018, hosted by Kåre Magnus Bergh and Silya Nymoen. The four acts who received the most votes from the Norwegian public progressed to the silver final. In the silver final, the two acts who received the most votes from the public progressed to the gold duel. In the gold duel the act who received the most votes from the public was declared the winner. Alexander Rybak won with the song "That's How You Write a Song", receiving 71% of the vote in the Gold Duel. The song competed in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, held on 10 May 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Track listing

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"That's How You Write a Song"	3:00

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[2]	29
Norway (VG-lista)^[3]	28
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[4]	55
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	58
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)^[6]	100

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[7]	Platinum	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	15 January 2018	Digital download	Self-released

References

^ "That's How You Write a Song - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "Alexander Rybak – That's How You Write a Song" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^ "Alexander Rybak – That's How You Write a Song". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 16. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Norwegian single certifications – Alexander Rybak – That's how you write a song" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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[1] "That's How You Write a Song - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Alexander_Rybak-2] "Alexander Rybak – That's How You Write a Song" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[sc_Norway_Alexander_Rybak-3] "Alexander Rybak – That's How You Write a Song". VG-lista. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[sc_Slovakia2_-4] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 16. týden 2018 in the date selector. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[5] "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[sc_UKdownload_-6] "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[NorwayAlexander_RybakThat's_how_you_write_a_songsingleCertRef-7] "Norwegian single certifications – Alexander Rybak – That's how you write a song" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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v t e Alexander Rybak
Discography
Studio albums	Fairytales (2009) No Boundaries (2010) Visa vid vindens ängar (2011) Christmas Tales (2012) Trolle og den magiske fela (2015)
Singles	"Fairytale" "Funny Little World" "Roll with the Wind" "Oah" "Resan till dig" "I’ll Show You" "Leave Me Alone" "Into a Fantasy" "Typisk norsk" "Fever" "That's How You Write a Song"
Television	Eurovision Song Contest Norway 2009 Norway 2018 Let's Dance 2011 Hver gang vi møtes season three (2014) One to One! season three
Plays	Fiddler on the Roof (2007) Trolle og den magiske fela (2019)

v t e Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodi Grand Prix
Participation	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Agnete Alessandra Elisabeth Andreassen Bendik Singers Arne Bendiksen Margaret Berger Bobbysocks! Benny Borg Odd Børre Nora Brockstedt Charmed Jan Werner Danielsen Dollie de Luxe Tor Endresen Carl Espen Lars A. Fredriksen Gåte Kate Gulbrandsen Christine Guldbrandsen Mattis Hætta Jostein Hasselgård Inger Jacobsen Britt Synnøve Johansen Jowst Just 4 Fun Finn Kalvik Grethe Kausland Keiino Sverre Kjelsberg Åse Kleveland Hanne Krogh Karoline Krüger Haldor Lægreid Mørland Stella Mwangi Ellen Nikolaysen Alexander Rybak Debrah Scarlett Guri Schanke Secret Garden Anita Skorgan Didrik Solli-Tangen Knut Anders Sørum Kirsti Sparboe Ketil Stokkan Maria Haukaas Storeng Anne-Karine Strøm Subwoolfer Jahn Teigen Anita Thallaug Tix Tooji Merethe Trøan ~~Ulrikke~~ Stig van Eijk Silje Vige Wig Wam
Songs	"Adieu" "Aldri i livet" "Alle mine tankar" "Alltid sommer" "Alvedansen" ~~"Attention"~~ "Brandenburger Tor" "Casanova" "Do Re Mi" "Duett" "Dukkemann" "Fairytale" "Fallen Angel" "The First Day of Love" "For vår jord" "Give That Wolf a Banana" "Grab the Moment" "Haba Haba" "High" "Hold On Be Strong" "I evighet" "I Feed You My Love" "Icebreaker" "I'm Not Afraid to Move On" "In My Dreams" "Intet er nytt under solen" "It's Just A Game" "Karusell" "Kom sol, kom regn" "La det swinge" "Lenge leve livet" "Living My Life Without You" "Lykken er" "Mata Hari" "Mil etter mil" "Mitt liv" "A Monster Like Me" "Mrs. Thompson" "My Heart Goes Boom" "My Heart Is Yours" "Nocturne" "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" "Oliver" "On My Own" "Queen of Kings" "Romeo" "Sámiid ædnan" "San Francisco" "Silent Storm" "Småting" "Solhverv" "Sommer i Palma" "Spiral" "Spirit in the Sky" "Stay" "Stress" "That's How You Write a Song" "Touch My Life (with Summer)" "Ulveham" "Ven a bailar conmigo" "Venners nærhet" "Visjoner" "Voi Voi"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete