I'm Never Giving Up

"I'm Never Giving Up"

Single by Sweet Dreams

B-side

"Two Way Mirror"

Released

March, 1983

Format

7" single

Genre

Pop

Length

3.00

Label

Arista Records

"I'm Never Giving Up"
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Bobby McVay, Carrie Gray, Helen Kray
As	Sweet Dreams
Language	English
Composer(s)	Ron Roker, Stephan Genovese , Phil Wigger
Lyricist(s)	Ron Roker, Jan Pulsford, Phil Wigger
Conductor	John Coleman
Finals performance
Final result	6th
Final points	79
Appearance chronology
◄ "One Step Further" (1982)
"Love Games" (1984) ►

"I'm Never Giving Up", written and composed by Ron Roker, Jan Pulsford, and Phil Wigger, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed by the trio Sweet Dreams.

Sweet Dreams won the right to perform at Munich by winning the UK national final, A Song for Europe, where they were the first act to perform. At Munich, the song was performed third on the night, after Norway's Jahn Teigen with "Do Re Mi", and before Sweden's Carola Häggkvist with "Främling." At the end of judging that evening, "I'm Never Giving Up" took the sixth-place slot with 79 points.^[1] Sweden awarded the UK its only 12 points of the night.

The song was sung up-tempo and related to the story of the singers "never giving up" in their quest to win back their lover, and restoring their love "the way it was before." The trio was dressed in exercise gear, with McVay colour-coordinated in blue, and Gray and Kray in red and yellow accessories, respectively. Also unique that year was their use of stools as props, sliding off them at one point to signify a key change in the melody.

After Eurovision, the song was placed at No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart during an eight-week run.^[2] It would become Sweet Dreams' only hit before they disbanded at the end of 1983.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
UK Singles Official Charts Company^[3]	21
Ireland (IRMA)^[4]	25

References

↑ "I'm Never Giving Up" song lyrics
↑ Chartstats - "I'm Never Giving Up" UK charts
↑ "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Retrieved 2015-05-10.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Never Giving Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

Preceded by "One Step Further" by Bardo	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983	Succeeded by "Love Games" by Belle and the Devotions

UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest

Contestants

Winners	Patricia Bredin Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth KcKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen Josh Dubovie Joe and Jake

Songs	"All" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-a-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann" "Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games "Love Is "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again" "Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold Onto Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Even If" "It's My Time" "That Sounds Good to Me" "You're Not Alone"

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Countries

Final (by final results)	Luxembourg (winner) Israel Sweden Yugoslavia Germany United Kingdom Netherlands France Norway Austria Italy Finland Portugal Greece Switzerland Cyprus Denmark Belgium Turkey Spain

Artists

Final (by final results)	Corinne Hermès Ofra Haza Carola Häggkvist Danijel Hoffmann & Hoffmann Sweet Dreams Bernadette Guy Bonnet Jahn Teigen Westend Riccardo Fogli Ami Aspelund Armando Gama Christie Stasinopoulou Mariella Farré Stavros & Constantina Gry Johansen Pas de Deux Çetin Alp & the Short Waves Remedios Amaya

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Si la vie est cadeau" "Hi" "Främling" "Džuli" "Rücksicht" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Sing Me a Song" "Vivre" "Do Re Mi" "Hurricane" "Per Lucia" "Fantasiaa" "Esta balada que te dou" "Mou Les" "Io così non ci sto" "I Agapi Akoma Zi" "Kloden drejer" "Rendez-vous" "Opera" "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"

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