Arcade (song)

"Arcade" is a song by Dutch singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence. The song was released on 7 March 2019 by Spark Records. It was later included as the lead single on his debut studio album Small Town Boy, and also features on his debut EP Worlds on Fire. The song was written by Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy and Will Knox.

"Arcade"
Single by Duncan Laurence
from the album Small Town Boy and the EP Worlds on Fire
Released7 March 2019
GenrePop • Ballad
Length3:04
Label
  • Spark
  • Universal
Songwriter(s)
  • Duncan Laurence
  • Joel Sjöö
  • Wouter Hardy
  • Will Knox
Producer(s)
  • Wouter Hardy
  • Oscar Holleman
Duncan Laurence singles chronology
"Arcade"
(2019)
"Love Don't Hate It"
(2019)
Music video
"Arcade" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Netherlands
Finals performance
Semi-final result
1st
Semi-final points
280
Final result
1st
Final points
498
Entry chronology
◄ "Outlaw in 'Em" (2018)
"Grow" (2020) ►

"Arcade" represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, which it won, marking the Netherlands' first Eurovision victory since 1975. After the complete line-up of songs was announced, "Arcade" was the bookmakers' favourite to win Eurovision, and had remained so until the contest ended. An acoustic version of the song was released on 19 July 2019, followed by a duet version featuring American singer Fletcher on 27 November 2020. In February 2020, "Arcade" won an Edison Award for Best Pop Song of the Year.

In the second half of 2020, "Arcade" went viral on video sharing service TikTok, resulting in new chart successes and streams on various platforms. In January 2021, "Arcade" became the most-streamed Eurovision song on Spotify, passing "Soldi" by Mahmood, the runner-up of Eurovision 2019. Later that year, in April, "Arcade" became the first Eurovision song in 25 years and the first Eurovision winning song in 45 years to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100; by September, it peaked at number 30.

In 2022, The Independent named "Arcade" the 30th best Eurovision-winning song of all time. In August 2023, "Arcade" became the first Eurovision song to accumulate a billion streams on Spotify.

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