- 2 Long
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Poland "2 Long"
caption =
year = 2001
country = Poland
artist =Andrzej Piaseczny
as = PIASEK
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Robert Chojnacki
lyricist = Andrzej Piaseczny
place = 20th
points = 11
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?2001pl from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B63j2Wq31rI from YouTube]
prev = Przytul mnie mocno
prev_link = Przytul mnie mocno
prev_year = 1999
next = Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic
next_link = Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic
next_year = 2003"2 Long" was the Polish entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2001 , performed in English (the first time the Polish entry had not been performed monolingually in Polish) by PIASEK.The song is an up-tempo number, influenced by
urban music . Piasek sings from the perspective of a man whose lover is leaving him because he has been unfaithful towards her (he describes himself as "a faker"). As she prepares to do so, however, he confesses his true feelings and explains that "Life's too short, it would be a crime" if they did not remain together. Piasek entered the stage wearing a brown fur coat, which he discarded almost immediately, to reveal a navy blue T-Shirt. He was accompanied by three female backing singers.The song was performed eighteenth on the night (following
Slovenia 'sNuša Derenda with "Energy" and precedingGermany 's Michelle with "Wer Liebe Lebt "). At the close of voting, it had received 11 points, placing 20th in a field of 23.Prior to the 2002 Contest, the decision was taken to restrict entry to the best-performed countries of 2001, a group which did not include Poland. As a "Passive Participant" (a country broadcasting but not taking part in the Contest), Poland was re-admitted the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as Polish representative at the 2003 Contest by
Ich Troje with "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic ".
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