Work Your Magic
Encyclopedia
"Work Your Magic" is the most successful single released from Dmitry Koldun
to date. The song ranked 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or sorcerer.
The song is an up-tempo number, with Koldun describing the power that his lover has over him, likening it to "magic". He tells her that, as a result of her power, she can "keep my heart forever bound". He also promises that "you'll get the best of what I've got".
Work Your Magic features on Koldun's 2009 debut album as a new, longer version of "Дай Мне Силу".
.
The album was released shortly before the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
and features nine versions of the popular song Work Your Magic. The CD comes with a DVD which has the official music video
for Work Your Magic and Дай Мне Силу. The set also includes a small biography for Koldun and producer Philip Kirkorov, the lyrics of Work Your Magic and some promotional photos.
The CD/DVD set was originally sold in stores in Eastern Europe
(being popular in Russia
, Belarus
and Greece
), then sets were given away for free as a promotion - they were later given away for free with other items such as a Koldun T-shirt, cap and chocolate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Helsinki
.
The song Work Your Magic proved popular in some Western Europe
an countries such as Ireland
and Spain
although both countries awarded Belarus no points in the Song Contest final. The only Western country to give Belarus points was Portugal
(1 point).
with the following three files:
The Koldun Slideshow is a series of professional photographs displayed in a slide show form with Work Your Magic as a backing track. The video also shows Philip Kirkorov and the Eurovision logo (the Eurovision heart) with the Belarusian flag in its centre.
Remixes:
Credits:
Creative:
Design:
featured two backing dancers climbing on moveable walls. BBC
commentary focused on Koldun's perceived similarities to Princess Diana
.
Prior to the contest Koldun led the biggest Euro tour ever made by any Eurovision participant appearing (and performing) all over Europe - Russia in the far east and Ireland, far west.
As Belarus had not finished in the top 10 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed fourth (following Cyprus
' Evridiki
with "Comme Ci, Comme Ça
" and preceding Iceland
's Eiríkur Hauksson
with "Valentine Lost
"). The song received 176 points in the semi-final, placing 4th in a field of 28 and qualifying Belarus for the final.
In the final, the song was performed third (following Spain
's D'NASH
with "I Love You Mi Vida
" and preceding Ireland
's Dervish
with "They Can't Stop The Spring
"). At the close of voting, it had received 145 points, placing 6th in a field of 24.
It was noted on various Eurovision fan forums that the main string loop of the song was available commercially as "cinematic 11 orchestra 2" in the Cinematic volume of the Orchestral Series of Sony Sound Series libraries, although this apparently did not constitute a breach of Eurovision rules.
. As both the artist's name and song may suggest, the video has a very strong 'magical influence' as the video features magicians, witches
, fire breathers
, etc. The main plot appears to be a jealous queen's attempt to destroy a young woman whom Koldun may be singing about. The young woman is teleported through the fire into a grand castle-like setting as magical acts and occurrences around her. She runs through halls and corridors attempting to escape though in the end she runs into the queen (who is much larger than her) and is obliterated as the queen raises her hand and laughs in triumph. Throughout the video there are clips of Koldun performing the song, accompanied by two guitarists and a drummer.
The video bears a close resemblance to the video for the song "Jaded
" by Aerosmith
, in which many elements and characters, including the young female central to the story, are quite similar.
Dmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
to date. The song ranked 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. Note that the word Koldun in Russian means magician or sorcerer.
The song is an up-tempo number, with Koldun describing the power that his lover has over him, likening it to "magic". He tells her that, as a result of her power, she can "keep my heart forever bound". He also promises that "you'll get the best of what I've got".
Work Your Magic features on Koldun's 2009 debut album as a new, longer version of "Дай Мне Силу".
Release
Work Your Magic is the first release by Dmitry KoldunDmitry Koldun
Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun is a pop singer from Minsk, Belarus.Koldun participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and has been the most successful entrant from Belarus to date...
.
The album was released shortly before the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
and features nine versions of the popular song Work Your Magic. The CD comes with a DVD which has the official music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for Work Your Magic and Дай Мне Силу. The set also includes a small biography for Koldun and producer Philip Kirkorov, the lyrics of Work Your Magic and some promotional photos.
The CD/DVD set was originally sold in stores in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
(being popular in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
), then sets were given away for free as a promotion - they were later given away for free with other items such as a Koldun T-shirt, cap and chocolate at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.
The song Work Your Magic proved popular in some Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
an countries such as Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
although both countries awarded Belarus no points in the Song Contest final. The only Western country to give Belarus points was Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(1 point).
Track listing
- "Work Your Magic" - 3:06
- "Дай Мне Силу" - 3:06
- "Work Your Magic" (Deep Zone Project Remix) - 4:35
- "Work Your Magic" (Deep Zone Project short dance remix) - 2:38
- "Work Your Magic" (Zoloto remix) - 4:00
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Deep Zone Project remix) - 4:35
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Deep Zone Project short dance remix) - 2:38
- "Дай Мне Силу" (Zoloto remix) - 4:00
- "Work Your Magic" (KaraokeKaraokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
version) - 3:06
DVD
The second disc included with the Work Your Magic album is a video DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with the following three files:
- "Work Your Magic" Music Video
- "Дай Мне Силу" Music Video
- Koldun Slide Show
The Koldun Slideshow is a series of professional photographs displayed in a slide show form with Work Your Magic as a backing track. The video also shows Philip Kirkorov and the Eurovision logo (the Eurovision heart) with the Belarusian flag in its centre.
CD
Mastering:- Rembo, "Grimm Brothers" Studio
Remixes:
- Dian Savov (DJ Dian), Rosen Stoev, Lyubomir Savov - Deep Zone Project
- Vladimir Adarichev, Andrei Pokutni
Credits:
- Produced & arranged by DTC
- Guitars - Kodakis Spyros
- Backing vocals - Halkiti Victoria & Psihramis Apostolos
- Sound recording and Mix - Binis Aris
- Studio - Vox Recording Studio, Athens Greece 2007
DVD
Photography:- George Kalfamanolis (Greece)
Creative:
- Yana Rudkovskaya, Philip Kirkorov (Russia)
Design:
- Stepan Hajyan (Armenia)
Eurovision
The performance in HelsinkiHelsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
featured two backing dancers climbing on moveable walls. BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
commentary focused on Koldun's perceived similarities to Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
.
Prior to the contest Koldun led the biggest Euro tour ever made by any Eurovision participant appearing (and performing) all over Europe - Russia in the far east and Ireland, far west.
As Belarus had not finished in the top 10 in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed fourth (following Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
' Evridiki
Evridiki
Evridiki Theokleous , known professionally as simply Evridiki, is a Cypriot rock, pop, and electro pop singer. She is best known in Europe for representing her home country, Cyprus, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, 1994 and 2007 with the songs Teriazoume, Eimai Anthropos Ki Ego and Comme...
with "Comme Ci, Comme Ça
Comme Ci, Comme Ça
"Comme Ci, Comme Ça" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in French by Evridiki. The song was composed by Dimitris Korgialas and written by Poseidonas Giannopoulos...
" and preceding Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
's Eiríkur Hauksson
Eiríkur Hauksson
Eiríkur Hauksson is an Icelandic heavy metal vocalist who is educated as a teacher.Eiríkur is considered to be a talented vocalist, able to adopt various styles...
with "Valentine Lost
Valentine Lost
"Valentine Lost" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English by Eiríkur Hauksson....
"). The song received 176 points in the semi-final, placing 4th in a field of 28 and qualifying Belarus for the final.
In the final, the song was performed third (following Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
's D'NASH
D'NASH
D'Nash is a Spanish boy band, best known for representing Spain in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.-Members:* Basty - real name: Esteban Piñero Camacho - born 28 February 1981, Cádiz...
with "I Love You Mi Vida
I Love You Mi Vida
"I Love You Mi Vida" is a song performed by the Spanish boyband D'Nash.The song was entered into Misión Eurovisión 2007, which is the Spanish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest....
" and preceding Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
's Dervish
Dervish (band)
Dervish are a traditional Irish music group from County Sligo, Ireland. They were formed in 1989 by Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Martin McGinley, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes. The band was originally formed to record an album of local music which was later released as “The Boys of Sligo”. They...
with "They Can't Stop The Spring
They Can't Stop The Spring
"They Can't Stop the Spring" is a song by Irish band Dervish. On 16 February 2007, on The Late Late Show, it was chosen as the song Dervish would sing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. It was written by John Waters and Tommy Moran...
"). At the close of voting, it had received 145 points, placing 6th in a field of 24.
It was noted on various Eurovision fan forums that the main string loop of the song was available commercially as "cinematic 11 orchestra 2" in the Cinematic volume of the Orchestral Series of Sony Sound Series libraries, although this apparently did not constitute a breach of Eurovision rules.
Music video
Koldun made his promotional music video for the song in Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. As both the artist's name and song may suggest, the video has a very strong 'magical influence' as the video features magicians, witches
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
, fire breathers
Fire breathing
Fire breathing is the act of creating a fireball by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame. Proper technique and the correct fuel create the illusion of danger to enhance the novelty of fire breathing, while reducing the risk to health and safety...
, etc. The main plot appears to be a jealous queen's attempt to destroy a young woman whom Koldun may be singing about. The young woman is teleported through the fire into a grand castle-like setting as magical acts and occurrences around her. She runs through halls and corridors attempting to escape though in the end she runs into the queen (who is much larger than her) and is obliterated as the queen raises her hand and laughs in triumph. Throughout the video there are clips of Koldun performing the song, accompanied by two guitarists and a drummer.
The video bears a close resemblance to the video for the song "Jaded
Jaded (Aerosmith song)
"Jaded" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler and Marti Frederiksen. It was released on December 21, 2000 as the first single off of the album Just Push Play...
" by Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
, in which many elements and characters, including the young female central to the story, are quite similar.
Variations
There is a Russian version of the song titled "Дай Мне Силу" (Dai Mnye Siloo (or "Grant Me Power" in English)) as well as several remixes (e.g. Zoloto, Deep Zone Project and a Russian/English lyric mix). The song "Дай Мне Силу" was released in Russia/Belarus several weeks after "Work Your Magic" and though it was successful it failed to achieve the popularity or rating of "Work Your Magic".Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
3 |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
34 |
External links
(Rus/Eng)- Official forum (Rus)
- Fan site (Eng/SloSlovenian languageSlovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union...
) - Unofficial forum (Eng)