We Could Be the Same
2010 song by maNga
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"We Could Be the Same"[1] (Turkish: Aynı Olabiliriz) is a song by Turkish band maNga. It represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, placing second.
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| "We Could Be the Same" | ||||
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| Single by maNga | ||||
| Released | 3 March 2010 (digital download) 20 May 2010 (CD single) | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
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| MaNga singles chronology | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry | ||||
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| Language | English | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 1st | |||
| Semi-final points | 118 | |||
| Final result | 2nd | |||
| Final points | 170 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Düm Tek Tek" (2009) | ||||
| "Live It Up" (2011) ► | ||||
| Official performance video | ||||
| "We Could Be the Same" on YouTube | ||||
There are 3 versions available on official CD single, called as Brussels (Eurovision version), Istanbul (Single version), and Stockholm (Extended version).
Selection
On 7 January 2010, Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu (TRT) announced that it had internally selected maNga as its representatives in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.[2][3] In February 2010, maNga submitted three songs to TRT, all of them in English.[4][5] TRT announced "We Could Be the Same" as the selected song on 3 March.[6][7]
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed on the Bosphorus Strait opposite the Golden Horn on board an oil tanker. Then unknown top model Zeynep Arı appears in the video.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 29 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 56 |
| Turkey (Türkiye Single Top 100)[10] | 1 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[11] | 129 |
