We know Norwegian singer-songwriter Kjetil Mørland from his Eurovision 2015 song “A Monster Like Me” — performed with Debrah Scarlett — and his recent return to Melodi Grand Prix with the passionate ballad “En Livredd Mann”.
Following Mørland’s disappointing result in the Norwegian national selection, fans have been craving more — and this summer Mørland delivered with “How to Lose Something Good”.
The new single, much like Mørland’s Eurovision 2015 entry, is a touching song about a lost love. The lyrics are as thoughtful as you’d expect from the Norwegian. They’re simple and direct, yet carry a lot of weight and emotion: “I got high on a feeling, the kind of high I could never keep.”
But it has a completely different vibe and musical style, featuring the talented pop singer-songwriter Mia Virik Brubakken (aka MIIA). It builds up to a catchy pop rock chorus, rather than a power ballad refrain like one might expect from the hitmaker (full name Kjetil Mørland).
MIIA is relatively unknown in the Eurovision bubble, but she rightly achieved domestic success with her 2016 single “Dynasty”.
After having collaborated with a frequent MGP songwriter, perhaps we’ll see her attempting to represent Norway in Eurovision soon?
Mørland, MIIA – “How to Lose Something Good” (Lyrics)
I was out for the evening
Never thought I could fall so deep
I got high on a feeling
The kind of high I could never keep
I showed you all of me
Now I feel so stupid
I got nothing more to say
I give it all, give it all
Then you throw it all away
Like it’s all for nothing I got
No more, no more
You play, play me like it’s all alright
Turn up drunk in the morning light
That’s how you do it
Baby that’s how it’s done
You talk, talk and all I hear is lies
Too damn proud to apologise
That’s how you do it
Oh baby that’s how
Baby that’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
Oh, that’s how you do it
Baby that’s how it’s done
Are you scared to be lonely?
Does it help you to hold me tight?
Why do you go and waste me
When you know we can be alright?
I showed you all of me
Now I feel so stupid
I got nothing more to say
I give it all, give it all
Then you throw it all away
Like it’s all for nothing I got
No more, no more
You play, play me like it’s all alright
Turn up drunk in the morning light
That’s how you do it
Baby that’s how
Baby that’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you do it
Baby that’s how it’s done
Now you understand
How you lose with a winning hand
Now you understand
How you lose with a winning hand
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how it’s done
Baby that’s how
Baby that’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you lose something good
That’s how you do it
Oh baby that’s how it’s done
What do you think about Mørland’s new track? Would you like to see him back at Eurovision? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
“Following Mørland’s disappointing result in the Norwegian national selection” – we got KEiiNO who won the televote by a landslide. Norway did everything right – although I do love Morland. Holly and he will create magic for the UK <3
Lol, I basically said Morland is amazing, but Keiino were well deserved cause they won the televote ^•^
I’m hoping like half of the songs of Norway’s 2020 marathon NF will be written by him. To me, Mørland is by far the biggest Norwegian Eurovision gift to date.
He definitely is and I hope we see him competing in the esc again
From what I can make out, he is writing a potential UK song next year for Holly Tandy- I don’t have a lot of hope for the UK’s efforts but that actually sounds promising!