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Running on Air (song)

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"Running on Air"

SinglebyNathan Trent

Released

26 February 2017

Genre

Pop

Length

2:48

Label

ORF-Enterprise Musikverlag [de]

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

Austria

Artist(s)

Nathan Trent

Language

English

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

Entry chronology

◄ "Loin d'ici" (2016)

"Nobody But You" (2018) ►

"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]Itrepresented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[2]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Digital download^[12]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running on Air"	2:48

Martin Van Lectro Remix
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running on Air" (Martin Van Lectro Remix)	3:27

Topanga Rework Remix
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running on Air" (Topanga Rework Remix)	3:13

Charts[edit]

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

Release history[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Gallagher, Robyn (26 February 2017). "AUSTRIA: NATHAN TRENT'S EUROVISION 2017 SONG "RUNNING ON AIR" LEAKS ON SPOTIFY". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.

^ Luukela, Sami (26 February 2017). "AUSTRIA: NATHAN TRENT TO SING "RUNNING ON AIR" AT EUROVISION 2017". Wiwibloggs.

^ Weaver, Jessica (20 June 2017). "Austria: Nathan Trent releases Italian version of Running On Air". esctoday.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

^ "Nathan Trent - Fino A Che Volerò". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

^ Adams, William Lee (30 June 2017). "Running on "Aire" — Nathan Trent releases Spanish-language version of Eurovision 2017 track". wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

^ "Nathan Trent - Aire". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

^ "nathantrent.com". Aire: Spanish version of Running on Air Released. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

^ "It's Nathan Trent for Austria in Kyiv!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

^ Ude, Christian (19 December 2016). "Ein Newcomer fährt für Österreich nach Kiew". kleinezeitung.at. Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

^ 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.

^ "Running on Air - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

^ "Nathan Trent – Running on Air" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch Single Tip | 20 May 2017". Dutch Single Tip. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Click on "Veckans Heatseeker".

v t e Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete