Flying the Flag (For You)

"Flying the Flag (For You)"
Single by Scooch
from the album Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Released30 April 2007 (2007-04-30)
GenreBubblegum pop
Length3:04
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Scooch singles chronology
"For Sure"
(2000)
"Flying the Flag (For You)"
(2007)
Audio sample
Music video
"Flying the Flag" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
  • Russ Spencer
  • Morten Schjolin
  • Andrew Hill
  • Paul Tarry
Lyricist(s)
  • Russ Spencer
  • Morten Schjolin
  • Andrew Hill
  • Paul Tarry
Finals performance
Final result
22nd (equal)
Final points
19
Entry chronology
◄ "Teenage Life" (2006)
"Even If" (2008) ►

"Flying the Flag (For You)" is a song performed by British bubblegum pop dance group Scooch. The official single version was available from 30 April 2007[1] and was released as a physical CD single in the following week, on 7 May 2007.[2] The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at No. 5 and peaked at this position. It also charted in Ireland at number 48.

The song was entered in and won the British national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up, and subsequently represented the United Kingdom in the contest, held in Helsinki, Finland. The song came joint 22nd with a total of 19 points, the same score as France.[3]

  1. ^ "iTunes Store - Scooch - Flying the Flag (for You) single" (requires iTunes). 30 April 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HMV_CD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (eurovision.tv). 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2009.