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| SinglebyBlind Channel | ||||
| from the album Lifestyles of the Sick & Dangerous | ||||
| Released | 21 January 2021 | |||
| Genre | Nu metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Frontiers | |||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Semi-final result | 5th | |||
| Semi-final points | 234 | |||
| Final result | 6th | |||
| Final points | 301 | |||
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| ◄ "Looking Back" (2020) | ||||
| "Jezebel" (2022) ► | ||||
"Dark Side" is a song by Finnish post-hardcore[3] band Blind Channel. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, having won Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021.[4] It reached number one in Finland on 28 February 2021.
The song was nominated at the 2021 Global Metal Apocalypse Awards, where it finished joint 9th.[5]
The song was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, after winning Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021, the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals of the 2021 contest featured the same line-up of countries as determined by the draw for the 2020 contest's semi-finals. Finland was placed into the second semi-final, held on 20 May 2021, and performed in the second half of the show.[6] The song finished in 6th position in the Grand Final with 301 points, giving Finland its best result since Lordi's win in 2006 and tying 1973's Tom Tom TombyMarion Rung as their best non-winning finish ever until 2023, when Käärijä finished in 2nd place with "Cha Cha Cha".
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 64 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 1 |
| Czech Republic Rock (IFPI)[9] | 2 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 1 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 51 |
| Greece (IFPI)[12] | 17 |
| Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[13] | 10 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 62 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[15] | 5 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] | 22 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[17] | 27 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 28 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 39 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 66 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[21] | 11 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[22] | 3 |
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