"In the Name of Love" is a song by Polish singer Monika Kuszyńska. It was released as the first single from her second solo studio album on 9 March 2015. The track was written by Monika Kuszyńska and Jakub Raczyński and was produced by Rafał Stępień. The song represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where it reached 23rd place in general and 15th in televoting (with two jury votes).
The single was also recorded in Polish with the title "Obudź się i żyj" (Wake up and live) .
Background In the talk show Świat się kręci on 9 March 2015, it was announced that the Polish public broadcaster, TVP, had internally selected Monika Kuszyńska to represent Poland at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. During the program, Kuszyńska's song for the Eurovision Song Contest was officially revealed by TVP through the show of a music video for "In the Name of Love". The song was written by Monika Kuszyńska and Jakub Raczyński specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Music video The music video premiered on YouTube on 9 March 2015. The video was directed by Roman Przylipiak. It was viewed more than 600,000 times in 24 hours. In the video, films and photos of the singer from times before her accident, which happened in 2006, were used.
Track listing
Credits and personnel Monika Kuszyńska – vocals, lyrics Jakub Raczyński – music Rafał Stępień – producer, piano Marcin Gajko – mixing Karol Mańkowski – audio generator Michał Dąbrówka – drums Bartosz Wojciechowski – bass guitar Maciej Mąka – guitar Marta Kalińska – violin Paulina Wielgosińska – violin Małgorzata Sowierka Chmiel – viola Maria Katarzyna Filipiak – cello Aleksandra Tabiszewska, Jan Radwan, Natalia Bajak – backing vocals
Credits adapted from Discogs.
Singer about her participation in ESC Monika Kuszyńska about her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest said:
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