Beg, Steal or Borrow
1972 song by The New Seekers
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"Beg, Steal or Borrow" is a song performed by The New Seekers. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972.
| "Beg, Steal or Borrow" | |
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Cover of vinyl single | |
| Single by The New Seekers | |
| Released | 1972 |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1972 entry | |
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| Language | English |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 2nd |
| Final points | 114 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Jack in the Box" (1971) | |
| "Power to All Our Friends" (1973) ► | |
The song was composed and written by Tony Cole, Steve Wolfe and Graeme Hall. It is a love song to a former lover claiming the two should be together and the singer will "beg, steal or borrow" in order to "bring" the other love.
On the night of the contest, the song was performed fifth, directed by David Mackay. It followed Spain's Jaime Morey with "Amanece" and preceded Norway's Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg with "Småting". At the close of voting, it had received 114 points, placing 2nd in a field of 18, behind Après toi by Luxembourg's Vicky Leandros with 128 points.
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Flemish)[1] | 9 |
| Canada[2] | 61 |
| Germany[3] | 5 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Netherlands[4] | 3 |
| New Zealand (Listener) [5] | 2 |
| Norway[6] | 1 |
| South Africa[7] | 10 |
| Switzerland[8] | 5 |
| United Kingdom[9] | 2 |
| United States[10] | 81 |
