Eins, Zwei, Drei
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Battle has further commented that the German counting phrase "eins, zwei, drei" ("one, two, three") was partly inspired from having been in Germany for two weeks touring just before the song was written and he has commented that "...One of them figured out the riff whilst I just pulled the sofa along and shouted "Eins, zwei, drei," because I was touring in Germany the week before... I was in Germany for two weeks basically. So I was very inspired by doing that... ...we were like "Is this ever going to get chosen? Probably not." but we had a good time and then lo and behold... it's the UK Eurovision entry."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfWEv1TwgY=442s|title=🇬🇧 Look Mum No Computer on becoming a dad and "Eins, zwei, drei" London Eurovision Party interview|date=20 April 2026|website=youtube.com|time=7:02|quote="So there was four of us in the room at the time. When I found out we were writing for me, I pulled out my synthesizers. I showed them how to use it. One of them figured out the riff whilst I just pulled the sofa along and shouted "Eins, zwei, drei," because I was touring in Germany the week before... I was in Germany for two weeks basically. So I was very inspired by doing that and then it kind of snowballed. 12 hours later after having a lot of fun we had a song that we were like "Is this ever going to get chosen? Probably not." but we had a good time and then lo and behold that, that, it's the UK Eurovision entry."|publisher=Wiwiblogs|access-date=21 April 2026}}{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=6 March 2026 |title=Look Mum No Computer unveils UK Eurovision 2026 song ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/look-mum-no-computer-uk-000100258.html |quote=Speaking to The Independent, Battle revealed that the inspiration for the song originated from his performances in Germany: “I’ve got an affinity with the very friendly people out there, and it became a bit of inspiration,” he said. “It wasn’t about trying to write for Eurovision, but just including a feeling of togetherness that I think Eurovision is about.|work=Yahoo News|access-date=12 April 2026}} |
Battle has further commented that the German counting phrase "eins, zwei, drei" ("one, two, three") was partly inspired from having been in Germany for two weeks touring just before the song was written and he has commented that "...One of them figured out the riff whilst I just pulled the sofa along and shouted "Eins, zwei, drei," because I was touring in Germany the week before... I was in Germany for two weeks basically. So I was very inspired by doing that... ...we were like "Is this ever going to get chosen? Probably not." but we had a good time and then lo and behold... it's the UK Eurovision entry."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfWEv1TwgY=442s|title=🇬🇧 Look Mum No Computer on becoming a dad and "Eins, zwei, drei" London Eurovision Party interview|date=20 April 2026|website=youtube.com|time=7:02|quote="So there was four of us in the room at the time. When I found out we were writing for me, I pulled out my synthesizers. I showed them how to use it. One of them figured out the riff whilst I just pulled the sofa along and shouted "Eins, zwei, drei," because I was touring in Germany the week before... I was in Germany for two weeks basically. So I was very inspired by doing that and then it kind of snowballed. 12 hours later after having a lot of fun we had a song that we were like "Is this ever going to get chosen? Probably not." but we had a good time and then lo and behold that, that, it's the UK Eurovision entry."|publisher=Wiwiblogs|access-date=21 April 2026}}{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Roisin |date=6 March 2026 |title=Look Mum No Computer unveils UK Eurovision 2026 song ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/look-mum-no-computer-uk-000100258.html |quote=Speaking to The Independent, Battle revealed that the inspiration for the song originated from his performances in Germany: “I’ve got an affinity with the very friendly people out there, and it became a bit of inspiration,” he said. “It wasn’t about trying to write for Eurovision, but just including a feeling of togetherness that I think Eurovision is about.|work=Yahoo News|access-date=12 April 2026}} |
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The songs lyrics speak of a desire for a language to count in that could make a person feel better and escape "...the soul-crushing boredom of the nine to five, into a world of dreams and endless possibilities.", with the end of the music video showing a mini cooper with home-made wings flying away over chalk cliff, possibly [[Beachy Head]] in [[East Sussex]], with the destination of Europe having been circled on a map. |
The songs lyrics speak of a desire for a language to count in that could make a person feel better and escape "...the soul-crushing boredom of the nine to five, into a world of dreams and endless possibilities.", with the end of the music video showing a mini cooper with home-made wings flying away over a chalk cliff, possibly [[Beachy Head]] in [[East Sussex]], with the destination of Europe having been circled on a map. |
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Alongside Battle the other songwriters are Thomas Stengaard, Lasse Midtsian Nymann and Julie Aagaard{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/uk-eurovision-song-eins-zwei-drei-look-mum-no-computer|title=UK Eurovision 2026 song Eins, Zwei, Drei from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER released|date=6 March 2026|work=BBC|quote=Fuelled by his signature mix of synths and electronic-bass, Eins, Zwei, Drei is a song about escaping the soul-crushing boredom of the nine to five, into a world of dreams and endless possibilities. The song has a whimsical and strikingly witty feel, with playful lyrics and undertones of Britpop and eighties’ synthwave, and is chock-full of uniquely UK references – even the staple dessert of school canteens, “roly poly with custard” gets celebrated amongst the anthemic chants of “Eins, Zwei, Drei”.|access-date=12 March 2026}} with Nymann having previously contributed to writing the [[The Code (Nemo song)|The Code]] which was the winning song at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024 Eurovision Song Contest]] and Stengaard having contributed to writing [[Only Teardrops]] which was the winning song at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013|2013 Eurovision Song Contest]]. |
Alongside Battle the other songwriters are Thomas Stengaard, Lasse Midtsian Nymann and Julie Aagaard{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/uk-eurovision-song-eins-zwei-drei-look-mum-no-computer|title=UK Eurovision 2026 song Eins, Zwei, Drei from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER released|date=6 March 2026|work=BBC|quote=Fuelled by his signature mix of synths and electronic-bass, Eins, Zwei, Drei is a song about escaping the soul-crushing boredom of the nine to five, into a world of dreams and endless possibilities. The song has a whimsical and strikingly witty feel, with playful lyrics and undertones of Britpop and eighties’ synthwave, and is chock-full of uniquely UK references – even the staple dessert of school canteens, “roly poly with custard” gets celebrated amongst the anthemic chants of “Eins, Zwei, Drei”.|access-date=12 March 2026}} with Nymann having previously contributed to writing the [[The Code (Nemo song)|The Code]] which was the winning song at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024 Eurovision Song Contest]] and Stengaard having contributed to writing [[Only Teardrops]] which was the winning song at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013|2013 Eurovision Song Contest]]. |
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The second verse shows Look Mum No Computer working on the engine of a mini copper, as well as unfolding a wing made of an ironing board onto the side of the mini cooper. He is then shown putting a map onto the bonnet of the mini cooper and circles his finger around Europe which has already been circled red on the map. He then gets inside the mini cooper and begins driving it and the second and third choruses show clips of him driving in the car being interspersed with him performing at the modular synth with the furry characters. |
The second verse shows Look Mum No Computer working on the engine of a mini copper, as well as unfolding a wing made of an ironing board onto the side of the mini cooper. He is then shown putting a map onto the bonnet of the mini cooper and circles his finger around Europe which has already been circled red on the map. He then gets inside the mini cooper and begins driving it and the second and third choruses show clips of him driving in the car being interspersed with him performing at the modular synth with the furry characters. |
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The bridge begins with a pizza that has had plastic moving teeth and eyes inserted inside it to make a face and the same teeth and eyes appear in a portrait of Henry VIII thats hanging on a wall in the office scene at the beginning of the clip and they have also previously appeared in other music videos by Look Mum No Computer, as well as in videos on their YouTube channel. At the end of the video he is seen flying away in the winged mini cooper over |
The bridge begins with a pizza that has had plastic moving teeth and eyes inserted inside it to make a face and the same teeth and eyes appear in a portrait of Henry VIII thats hanging on a wall in the office scene at the beginning of the clip and they have also previously appeared in other music videos by Look Mum No Computer, as well as in videos on their YouTube channel. At the end of the video he is seen flying away in the winged mini cooper over a chalk cliff, possibly [[Beachy Head]] in [[East Sussex]], with a synthesizer, keyboard, large speakers and an old computer strapped to the roof. |
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== Eurovision Song Contest 2026 == |
== Eurovision Song Contest 2026 == |
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