Run & Hide (Gracia Baur song)
January 31, 2005
Run & Hide is the title of a song published in 2005 by the German pop singer Gracia. It was the German contribution to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005. Was written the song by Bernd Meinunger. It was produced piece by David Brandes, already for years, the Estonian pop girl group Vanilla Ninja was promoting. Run & Hide is a single from the second studio album Passion, which was released in late 2005. In addition to the single version of the song The single contains a nearly ten-minute extended version, an unplugged version and the accompanying music video.
Euro Vision Song Contest 2005
As a representative of one of the four largest EBU contributor Baur was qualified with the German contribution directly to the final of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2005. Run & Hide got four points and thus finished last. It was the worst German position since 1995 when Stone & Stone with only one point also occupied the last seat for Germany.
Suspected chart manipulation
In 2005 it came to the so-called chart scandal. This producer should have bought yourself fire thousands of CDs of his own artists, to give them an " a clear competitive advantage." Then next two albums and two singles from Vanilla Ninja and the Single Run & Hide was banned for three months off the charts.