"I Feed You My Love" is a song recorded by

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singer

Margaret Berger Margaret Berger (born 11 October 1985) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the second season of '' Norwegian Idol'' in 2004.Hoffman, K. Ross. _Review".html" ;"ti ...

. The song was written by

Karin Park Karin Maria Erika Park (born 6 September 1978) is a Swedish-Norwegian singer-songwriter. Career Karin Park made her debut in 2003 with the single ''Superworldunknown'' (also album title). She was nominated "Newcomer of the Year" and "Best Fe ...

and

MachoPsycho MachoPsycho is a Swedish songwriting team consisting of Niklas "Nikey" Olovson and Robin Lynch. Nikey was born in Stenungsund, Sweden in 1976 and Robin was born in Sandnessjøen, Norway also in 1976. They are among Sweden's most successful songwr ...

and produced by MachoPsycho. It is best known as Norway's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in

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. The song competed in the second semi-final on 16 May 2013 and qualified for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013. In the final the song received the top score of 12 points from three countries (

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), and finished fourth overall with a total score of 191 points, Norway's highest placing in the contest since their last victory in 2009, and their sixth best result ever. Since appearing on Eurovision, the song has charted on iTunes charts around Europe and the world, including

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Composition

"I Feed You My Love" is an

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and

electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...

song written in

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and set in

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. The song has a sparse arrangement over lush strings and starts with a

dark electro Electro-industrial is a music genre that emerged from industrial music in the early 1980s. While EBM (electronic body music) has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial tends to have a grittier, complex and layered sound wi ...

clash riff that contrasts with Berger’s delicate vocals. The introduction of drums halfway through the first verse and synthesized strings during the chorus help provide build. According to lyricist

, the song is "about having the courage and strength to do what you want".

Track listing

;Digital download # I Feed You My Love – 3:02 ;Digital download # I Feed You My Love (Extended Version) – 3:19 ;Remixes EP # I Feed You My Love – 3:02 # I Feed You My Love (Macho Collective Remix) – 3:15 # I Feed You My Love (Robin Low Remix) – 6:15 # I Feed You My Love (

Jay Hardway Jobke Pieter Hendrik Heiblom (born 27 April 1991), better known by his stage name Jay Hardway (stylised as JΔY HΔRDWΔY), is a Dutch DJ, record producer and electronic musician from Drunen, North Brabant. He is signed to Spinnin' Records. He i ...

Remix) – 4:58 # I Feed You My Love (Dan Miles & Di Ferro Remix) – 6:11 # I Feed You My Love (Torus Flow Remix) – 6:11 # Video: I Feed You My Love (Official Norwegian ESC Entry) – 3:11 # Video: I Feed You My Love (Official Promo Video) – 3:02

Reception

Commenting on Berger's interpretation of the song,

noted that "she does it amazingly well". Ann Gripper from ''

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'' wrote that Berger starts the song with "a Bjork-esque fragile icy burr—perfect for the ice queen being woken from the snow she sings of". Michael Cragg from ''

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'' described the song as "spectacular" and Sam Lansky from popular online music blog ''Idolator'' wrote that the song is "aggressive and ferocious, with a chorus that's huge and loud... it's a gloriously pummeling pop track that's as weird as it is infectious". At ESC Review the song has been described as the "most contemporary entry" in Eurovision 2013, following in the path of the similarly modern

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Charts

Certifications

References

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