Running on Air (song)

"Running on Air" is a song written and performed by Austrian singer Nathan Trent. The song was intended to be released on 28 February 2017, but leaked online through Spotify and YouTube on 26 February.[1] It represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[2]

"Running on Air"
Single by Nathan Trent
Released26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)
GenrePop
Length2:48
LabelORF-Enterprise Musikverlag
Songwriter(s)
  • Nathan Trent
  • Bernhard Penzias
Nathan Trent singles chronology
"Like It Is"
(2016)		 "Running on Air"
(2017)		 "Good Vibes"
(2017)
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Nathan Trent
  • Bernhard Penzias
Lyricist(s)
  • Nathan Trent
  • Bernhard Penzias
Finals performance
Semi-final result
7th
Semi-final points
147
Final result
16th
Final points
93
Entry chronology
◄ "Loin d'ici" (2016)   
"Nobody But You" (2018) ►

Trent recorded an Italian version of the song titled "Fino A Che Volerò"[3][4] and a remixed Spanish version titled "Aire", which was produced by Vincent Bueno.[5][6][7]

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

On 19 December 2016, Trent was announced as the Austrian representative to the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. As he was previously announced as a shortlisted contestant in the German national final, Unser Song 2017, he was forced to withdraw in order to accept the offer to be the Austrian representative.[8][9] On 26 February 2017, it was confirmed that he'd be singing "Running on Air" at the Eurovision Song Contest. While its release date was given as 28 February, the song leaked online through Spotify and YouTube the same day as its announcement.[1] Austria competed in the first half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest.[10][11]

Despite taking 93 points from the juries, it received none from the public televote, reaching 16th place overall.

Track listing
Digital download[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Running on Air"2:48
Martin Van Lectro Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Running on Air" (Martin Van Lectro Remix)3:27
Topanga Rework Remix
No.TitleLength
1."Running on Air" (Topanga Rework Remix)3:13

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 18
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)[14] 28
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 4

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 26 February 2017 Digital download ORF-Enterprise

References
  1. Gallagher, Robyn (26 February 2017). "AUSTRIA: NATHAN TRENT'S EUROVISION 2017 SONG "RUNNING ON AIR" LEAKS ON SPOTIFY". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  2. Luukela, Sami (26 February 2017). "AUSTRIA: NATHAN TRENT TO SING "RUNNING ON AIR" AT EUROVISION 2017". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
  3. Weaver, Jessica. "Austria: Nathan Trent releases Italian version of Running On Air". esctoday.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. "Nathan Trent - Fino A Che Volerò". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. Adams, William Lee. "Running on "Aire" — Nathan Trent releases Spanish-language version of Eurovision 2017 track". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. "Nathan Trent - Aire". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. "nathantrent.com". Aire: Spanish version of Running on Air Released. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. "It's Nathan Trent for Austria in Kyiv!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  9. Ude, Christian (19 December 2016). "Ein Newcomer fährt für Österreich nach Kiew". kleinezeitung.at. Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  12. "Running on Air - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. "Austriancharts.at – Nathan Trent – Running on Air" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  14. "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch Single Tip | 20 May 2017". Dutch Single Tip. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Click on "Veckans Heatseeker".


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