Perfect Life (Levina song)

"Perfect Life"
"Perfect Life"
Single by Levina
from the album Unexpected
Released	9 February 2017
Length	3:01
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Lindsey Ray; Lindy Robbins; Dave Bassett;
Producer(s)	Roland Spremberg
Levina singles chronology
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country	Germany
Artist(s)	Levina
Language	English
Composer(s)	Lindsey Ray; Lindy Robbins; Dave Bassett;
Lyricist(s)	Lindsey Ray; Lindy Robbins; Dave Bassett;
Finals performance
Final result	25th
Final points	6
Entry chronology
	◄ "Ghost" (2016)
	"You Let Me Walk Alone" (2018) ►

"Perfect Life" is a song by German singer Levina. It was written by Lindsey Ray, Lindy Robbins, and Dave Bassett and produced by Roland Spremberg. Having won Unser Song 2017, the song served as the Germany entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv,^[1]^[2] where it finished in 25th.^[3] Issued as a single, it was released as a digital download on 9 February 2017 through Sony Music Entertainment Germany and later included on Levina's debut studio album Unexpected (2017).

Eurovision Song Contest

On 6 January 2017, Levina was confirmed to be one of the five finalists competing in Unser Song 2017, Germany's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[4] On 9 February 2017, the night of the final, Levina advanced to the final round with both the songs "Wildfire" and "Perfect Life". The German public then chose "Perfect Life" as the winner. As Germany is a member of the "Big Five", she automatically advanced to the final, held on 13 May 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[5]^[6]

Criticism

The song became a subject of controversy due to its alleged similarities with other well-known songs such as "Titanium" by David Guetta, to which a possible plagiarism is discussed.^[7]^[8]^[9] Several news sites and blogs also had discussed a possible plagiarism of "Perfect Life" from "Young and Wild", a song composed by Aleksandra Kovač for the 2014 German film of the same name.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Track listing

Digital download^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wildfire"	Marit Larsen Greg Holden Tofer Brown	Swen Meyer	3:10
2.	"Perfect Life"	Lindsey Ray Lindy Robbins Dave Bassett	Roland Spremberg	3:01
3.	"Wildfire" (Instrumental)	Larsen Holden Brown	Meyer	3:10
4.	"Perfect Life" (Instrumental)	Ray Robbins Bassett	Spremberg	3:01

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Perfect Life"
Chart (2017)	Peak position
Germany (GfK)^[11]	28

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Perfect Life"
Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	9 February 2017	Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment Germany

References

^ "ESC-Vorentscheid: Levina tritt gegen sich selbst an". tz.de (in German). TZ. 9 February 2017.
^ Ko, Anthony (9 February 2017). "GERMANY: LEVINA WINS UNSER SONG 2017 AND WILL SING "WILDFIRE" OR "PERFECT LIFE" AT EUROVISION". Wiwibloggs.
^ Laufer, Gil (9 February 2017). "Germany: Levina wins Unser Song 2017". ESCToday.
^ "Diese fünf nehmen am Vorentscheid teil". Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "ESC 2017: Plagiats-Vorwürfe gegen Levinas Song". HNA (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "ESC 2017: Heftige Vorwürfe gegen "Levina" - ist ihr Song nur geklaut?". The Huffington Post. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Davies, Megan (2 March 2017). "Germany: "Perfect Life" hit by plagiarism claims". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Wildfire & Perfect Life - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ "Levina – Perfect Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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[1] "ESC-Vorentscheid: Levina tritt gegen sich selbst an". tz.de (in German). TZ. 9 February 2017.

[2] Ko, Anthony (9 February 2017). "GERMANY: LEVINA WINS UNSER SONG 2017 AND WILL SING "WILDFIRE" OR "PERFECT LIFE" AT EUROVISION". Wiwibloggs.

[3] Laufer, Gil (9 February 2017). "Germany: Levina wins Unser Song 2017". ESCToday.

[finalists-4] "Diese fünf nehmen am Vorentscheid teil". Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[5] Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[6] Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[:0-7] "ESC 2017: Plagiats-Vorwürfe gegen Levinas Song". HNA (in German). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[:1-8] "ESC 2017: Heftige Vorwürfe gegen "Levina" - ist ihr Song nur geklaut?". The Huffington Post. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[:2-9] Davies, Megan (2 March 2017). "Germany: "Perfect Life" hit by plagiarism claims". Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[10] "Wildfire & Perfect Life - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[sc_Germany_Levina-11] "Levina – Perfect Life" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

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v t e Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete