New Tomorrow

This article is about the Danish 2011 Eurovision song. For New Zealand television series, see The New Tomorrow. For Irish Stew of Sindidun album, see New Tomorrow (album).
"New Tomorrow"
Single by A Friend in London
from the album Unite
Released25 February 2011
GenreAlternative rock, Pop
Length3:03
LabelMBO
Songwriter(s)Lise Cabble, Jakob Schack Glæsner
Producer(s)Frederik Thaae[1]
A Friend in London singles chronology
"New Tomorrow"
(2011) 		"Calling a Friend"
(2011)
Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Lise Cabble, Jakob Schack Glæsner
Finals performance
Semi-final result
2nd
Semi-final points
135
Final result
5th
Final points
134
Entry chronology
◄ "In a Moment Like This" (2010)
"Should've Known Better" (2012) ►

"New Tomorrow" is a 2011 English language song by Danish pop/rock band A Friend in London. It represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, held in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 26 February 2011, the song won the Danish preselection contest Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 2011. It is the first single from their debut album, Unite.

Immediately after, the single was released in Denmark, making it straight to #3 in its first week of release (chart dated 4 March 2011).

The song was used as the Labour Party's anthem for the 2013 Malta elections.

Controversy

"New Tomorrow" was written and composed by Lise Cabble and Jakob Glæsner. However, even before it was chosen to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, it was accused of plagiarising parts of several different songs, e.g. "Herz an Herz" by German NDW band Paso Doble, "Sing for Me" by Swedish singer-songwriter Andreas Johnson, "Face 2 Face" by Future Trance United, "Super Star" by Taiwanese girl band S.H.E, "Silk Road" a Chinese folk tune interpreted by Kitaro, "Yasashii Uta" by Mucc, and "Shine" by Take That.[2]

One of the co-writers Jacob Glæsner commented that "the song is very popular in its expression and consist basically only of five tones. It is unavoidable that it doesn’t remind of a song one has already heard".[2]

Performance

A Friend in London performed the song during Eurovision 2011 finishing fifth overall with 134 points, including 12 points from Ireland, Iceland and the Netherlands and 10 points from Sweden and Estonia and 8 points from Slovenia.

Track listing

  • Digital download[3]
  1. "New Tomorrow" – 3:03
  2. "New Tomorrow" (live from Smukfest 2012) – 6:33

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 48
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 58
Iceland (RÚV)[7] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 78
UK Indie (OCC)[11] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12] Gold 15,000^
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[13] Gold 50,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format
Denmark 25 February 2011[3] Digital download
Worldwide 8 March 2011

References

  1. ^ "Melodi Grandprixvinder med Roskilde-twist" (in Danish). Roskilde Kommune. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Eurovisionary: Heavy plagiarism accusations towards A Friend In London’s entry
  3. ^ a b New Tomorrow - Single by A Friend In London itunes.apple.com/dk/
  4. ^ "A Friend In London – New Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "A Friend In London – New Tomorrow". Tracklisten.
  6. ^ "A Friend In London – New Tomorrow" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. ^ "RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2". RÚV. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Chart Track: Week 20, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^ "A Friend in London – New Tomorrow". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Danish single certifications – A Friend In London – New Tomorrow". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Danish single certifications – A Friend In London – New Tomorrow". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 26 November 2021.