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Guilty Pleasure (Mia Dimšić song)

"Guilty Pleasure" is a song by Croatian singer Mia Dimšić. The song represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin after winning the pre-selection competition Dora 2022.[1][2]

"Guilty Pleasure"
Single by Mia Dimšić
Released10 February 2022 (2022-02-10)
Length3:02
LabelCroatia Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Mia Dimšić
  • Vjekoslav Dimter
  • Damir Bačić
Producer(s)Damir Bačić
Mia Dimšić singles chronology
"Neki novi ljudi"
(2021) 		"Guilty Pleasure"
(2022) 		"Netko drugi"
(2022)
Alternative cover
Eurovision promo cover
Music video
"Guilty Pleasure" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry
Country
Languages
Finals performance
Semi-final result
11th
Semi-final points
75
Entry chronology
◄ "Tick–Tock" (2021)
"Mama ŠČ!" (2023) ►

Background and release

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"Guilty Pleasure" was one of fourteen songs commissioned by HRT for Dora 2022, Croatia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[3] The song was composed by Branimir Bačić, Vjekoslav Dimter and Dimšić herself.[4] "Guilty Pleasure" premiered on 10 February 2022, ten days ahead of Dora 2022, Croatia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[5] The song became available through digital retailers and streaming services on 20 February 2022 through Croatia Records.[6]

In an interview on RTL Danas, Dimšić cited Taylor Swift's 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore as inspirations for the song.[7] However, Dimšić was widely accused of plagiarizing Swift's 2020 single "Willow",[8] mostly by social media users, such as Twitter[9] and TikTok.[10][11] Dimšić denied the accusations in an interview with 24sata, but acknowledged the comparisons as a compliment since she is a great admirer of Swift.[12] On 25 February 2022, during an Otvoreni Radio interview, Dimšić performed a mashup of her and Swift's songs, dubbing it "Guilty Willow".[13] Following the plagiarism allegations, "Willow" entered Billboard's Croatia Songs chart at number nine on the issue dated 5 March 2022.[14][15]

On 21 March 2022, during a radio interview, Dimšić premiered the Croatian version of the song titled "Netko drugi" (Someone Else) on a local HR 2 radio show Music Pub Zlatka Turkalja.[16] The Croatian version was released on YouTube Music,[17] Deezer[18] and Apple Music[19] on 23 March 2022.

At Eurovision

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Main article: Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

National selection

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On 27 October 2021, HRT opened a submission period for artists and composers to send their entries to the broadcaster until 25 November 2021, later extending the deadline until 12 December 2021.[20] On 17 December 2021, Dimšić was announced as one of the fourteen participants in Dora 2022 with the song "Guilty Pleasure".[3] On 24 January 2022, HRT hosted the running order allocation draw on the local TV show Kod Nas Doma with Branimir Mihaljević [hr] and Barbara Kolar as hosts.[21] "Guilty Pleasure" was drawn to be performed 14th.[22] In the final, held on 19 February 2022, she won the televote and jury vote, placing first with 257 points and thus earned the right to represent Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[23]

In Turin

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On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.[24] Croatia was placed into the first semi-final, held on 10 May 2022, and performed in the second half of the show.[25] It did not qualify for the grand final, finishing in 11th place with 75 points. This was the second consecutive time in which Croatia missed the finals after finishing 11th in its semi-final, "Tick-Tock" by Albina did the same in 2021.

Charts

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Chart performance for "Guilty Pleasure"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Croatia (HR Top 40)[26] 1

Release history

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Release history and formats for "Guilty Pleasure"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 20 February 2022
Croatia Records [6]

References

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  1. ^ Ibrayeva, Laura (19 February 2022). "🇭🇷 Croatia: Mia Dimšić to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix.
  2. ^ "VIDEO: Mia Dimšić to represent Croatia at Eurovision 2022". Croatia Week. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Rezultati natječaja – popis pjesama koje su izabrane za Doru 2022". HRT. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  4. ^ "Mia Dimšić wins 'Dora' – will fly the Croatian flag at Eurovision 🇭🇷". Eurovision.tv. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Dora 2022. – sve pjesme dostupne su za preslušavanje na YouTubeu". glazba.hr (in Croatian). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Guilty Pleasure - Single by Mia Dimšić". Apple Music. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ Balen, Ida (20 February 2022). "Mia Dimšić za RTL nakon plasmana na Eurosong: 'Nisam plagirala Taylor Swift, ali njena pjesma mi je bila inspiracija'". Vijesti.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  8. ^ Domić, Ena (20 February 2022). "OD POBJEDNIČKE PJESME DO VJENČANICE: Prijateljice Hana i Mia sinoć su slavile, a danas su obje predmet rasprava". Story.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Tviteraši napadaju Miju Dimšić da je iskopirala hit Taylor Swift. Što vi kažete?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Usporedio pjesmu Mije Dimšić s hitom Taylor Swift. Čujete li sličnost?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ V. Ba. (20 February 2022). "TikToker usporedio pjesmu Mije Dimšić s hitom Taylor Swift, pogledajte gdje je primijetio sličnost". Tportal.hr. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  12. ^ Cindrić, Marija; Paponja, Tea (20 February 2022). "Mia Dimšić o kritikama: 'Meni svaka usporedba s Taylor Swift može bit samo kompliment'". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Guilty Willow od milja". Instagram (in Croatian). 25 February 2022.
  14. ^ Stajčić, Zoran (7 March 2022). "Konstrakta 'In Corpore Sano' – pamet i originalnost prije svega". Ravno Do Dna (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Croatia Songs (Week of March 5, 2022)". Billboard. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Music Pub Zlatka Turkalja: Gost Dana: Mia Dimšić". hrti.hrt.hr (in Croatian). 21 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Netko Drugi · Mia Dimšić". YouTube. 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Netko Drugi - Mia Dimšić". Deezer. 23 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Netko Drugi - Single". Apple Music. 23 March 2022.
  20. ^ Granger, Anthony (19 November 2021). "Croatia: Dora 2022 Submissions Deadline Extended". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. ^ "U ponedjeljak u emisiji Kod nas doma javno izvlačenje redoslijeda izvođenja na Dori" (in Croatian). HRT. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  22. ^ Granger, Anthony (24 January 2022). "Croatia: Dora 2022 Running Order Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  23. ^ Adams, Oliver (19 February 2022). "Croatia: Mia Dimšić wins Dora 2022 and will sing "Guilty Pleasure" at Eurovision". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  24. ^ Granger, Anthony (25 January 2022). "Eurovision Semi-Final Allocation Draw". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  26. ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 9 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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