"We Write the Story" is a song composed by Swedish musicians Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and

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, as the anthem for the

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. The track, released on 18 May 2013 (the day of the contest's final), is credited to Avicii, B&B & Choir on

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and

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. The song peaked at number 73 on the Dutch singles chart.

Release and background

It was announced by the

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(EBU) and host broadcaster SVT on 15 April 2013 that Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and

would compose an anthem for the

. The idea of a "Eurovision Anthem" had existed since the start of the planning for the 2013 contest. Ulvaeus, Andersson and Avicii were on the very top of the list of musicians that SVT wished to collaborate with. Andersson and Ulvaeus, who made up half of

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—alongside Agnetha Fältskog and

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—said they agreed with SVT's "vision for the contest". The collaboration was hailed as a "union of two of Sweden's biggest musical exports". The song was performed for the first time by an on-stage choir at the start of the final on 18 May 2013. The song is written in the key of

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Track listing

Digital download # "We Write the Story" – 6:33 # "We Write the Story" (Edited Version) – 4:04

Credits and personnel

* Benny Andersson – composition, vocals *

– composition * Choir – vocals * Ash Pournouri – composition * Björn Ulvaeus – composition, vocals

Charts

It is also worth noting that it debuted at 199 midweek according to the

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on the

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, but did not enter the top 200 on the official week ending chart.

References

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