Dying to Try

"Dying to Try"
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country	Ireland
Artist(s)	Brendan Murray
Language	English
Composer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson; James Newman;
Lyricist(s)	Jörgen Elofsson; James Newman;
Finals performance
Semi-final result	13th
Semi-final points	86
Entry chronology
	◄ "Sunlight" (2016)
	"Together" (2018) ►

"Dying to Try"
Single by Brendan Murray
Released	29 March 2017
Genre	Pop; R&B; soul;
Length	3:00
Label	Universal Music
Songwriter(s)	Jörgen Elofsson; James Newman;
Producer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson; Pär Westerlund;
Brendan Murray singles chronology

"Dying to Try" is a song performed by Irish singer Brendan Murray. The song was released as a digital download on 29 March 2017 through Universal Music, while its music video premiered on 10 March. It represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was written by Jörgen Elofsson and James Newman.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

Murray was confirmed to be the Irish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 16 December 2016.^[2] He was recruited to compete by Irish entertainment manager Louis Walsh.^[3] The music video to his entry, "Dying to Try", was released on 10 March 2017, while it was released as a digital download on 29 March.^[1] Ireland competed in the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest on 11 May 2017. They failed to qualify for the final.^[4]^[5]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dying to Try"	3:00

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	10 March 2017	Music video	N/A
Worldwide	29 March 2017	Digital download	Universal Music

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "IRELAND: BRENDAN MURRAY TO SING "DYING TO TRY" IN KYIV". March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
^ Gallagher, Robyn (16 December 2016). "Ireland: Brendan Murray will sing at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
^ Adams, William Lee (16 December 2016). "HAS LOUIS WALSH PICKED IRELAND'S EUROVISION 2017 SINGER — AND IS IT BRENDAN MURRAY?". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
^ 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.
^ "Dying to Try - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

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[release-1] "IRELAND: BRENDAN MURRAY TO SING "DYING TO TRY" IN KYIV". March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[2] Gallagher, Robyn (16 December 2016). "Ireland: Brendan Murray will sing at Eurovision 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.

[3] Adams, William Lee (16 December 2016). "HAS LOUIS WALSH PICKED IRELAND'S EUROVISION 2017 SINGER — AND IS IT BRENDAN MURRAY?". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.

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

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

[6] "Dying to Try - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

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