"Lipstick" is a song by Irish pop duo

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. It is written by Danish songwriters Lars Jensen and Martin Larsson and British lyricist Dan Priddy. It is Jedward's third single and the first song released from their second studio album, ''

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'' and is best known as Ireland's entry at the

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held in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background

"Lipstick" was recorded during December 2010 and January 2011 and was selected as Ireland's Eurovision entry on 11 February 2011, following the performance of five songs on the Irish national selection heat. A digital release of the single was made available that same day, with a physical release of the single appearing on 28 February. The song was performed live in the second half of the second Eurovision semi-final on 12 May. Jedward qualified for the final, which took place on 14 May. They performed in sixth position on the night and finished 8th out of the 25 competing countries, giving Ireland its best result in eleven years. They received 12 points from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. In Australia's separate TV voting it was voted the most popular song. The song is notable for being the duo's first original song, as their debut album consisted entirely of cover songs and medleys. The duo performed the song on ''The Late Late Show'' on 12 February 2011. They also performed part of the song on Britain's Got Talent 2011 during the live semi-finals.

Critical reception

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gave the song three out of five stars. ''

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claimed the song was 'catchy' and 'fantastic', and tipped the duo to win Eurovision.

Music videos

There are two music videos for "Lipstick". The first was produced by broadcaster RTÉ as part of the official Eurovision entry. It includes animated photos of John and Edward, and footage from the Eurosong performance of "Lipstick". The second video (known as the Paris version) was made by John and Edward themselves while in Paris. It features John and Edward performing the song at various Parisian locations, including the Eiffel Tower.

Chart performance

"Lipstick" debuted at No. 2 in the

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, on 13 February, only after

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's " Born This Way" and debuted at No. 82 in the UK in the week of their Eurovision performance it went up to No. 40. The song also entered at number four in German Download Chart. After their Eurovision final performance, the song went to No. 1 in Ireland, three months after its release.

Track listing

# "Lipstick" (Radio Edit) - 2:55 # "Lipstick" (Full Version) - 3:51 # "Lipstick" (Instrumental) - 3:51

Charts

Release history

References

{{authority control Eurovision songs of 2011 Eurovision songs of Ireland 2011 singles Songs written by Lars Halvor Jensen Jedward songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Martin M. Larsson 2011 songs Universal Music Group singles