"Like Lovers Do" is a song by German singer-songwriter

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, released on 28 February 2014 as the second single from her debut studio album '' The Unknown''. It was featured in the film ''

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'' (2014) and '' Unser Song für Dänemark'', the German national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

Background

"Like Lovers Do" was written by the German composers

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, and produced by Patrick Benzner and Dave Roth. The cover, which is completely in black and white, was published on January 17, 2014 on Juno's Facebook page. The Single was released on February 28, 2014 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A

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of the song was released January 23, 2014 on

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. During an interview Juno stated that her favourite song is "Like Lovers Do". The song was finished in November 2013 as one of the last of the album. ''Like Lovers Do'' is about the hope to find a new love. It stands for a new beginning in contrast to the dark theme of Juno's previous single '' Error''. Madeline Juno performed "Like Lovers Do" at the German national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest on March 13, 2014 but she did not make it to the second round.

Music video

The first music video of "Like Lovers Do" was filmed on January 29, 2014 at the

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and was released on February 14, 2014. This video shows Juno in a black dress in the Semperoper and contains some scenes of the film ''

''. The official music video of "Like Lovers Do" was filmed along with the other version in Dresden and was released on March 5, 2014. It was directed by Carina Steinmetz. In the video, Juno wakes up beneath her boyfriend and leaves the house while he is still asleep. Then she walks around while having some flashbacks of their relationship and decides to go back. In the end, both meet in front of the door.

Charts

External links

''Like Lovers Do'' at AustrianCharts.at

''Like Lovers Do'' at Universal-Music.de

References

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