Sveto Pismo
| "Sveto Pismo" | ||||
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| Single by Jelena Rozga | ||||
| Released | 27 January 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
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| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Croatia Records | |||
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| "Sveto Pismo" on YouTube | ||||
"'Sveto Pismo" (English: The Holy Book) is a song by Croatian pop singer Jelena Rozga. It was written by Vjekoslava Huljić, arranged by Tonči Huljić and produced by Darko Dimitrov and Željko Joksimović. It was released as a single through Croatia Records on 27 January 2020 along with an accompanying music video directed by Dario Radusin. Musically, "Sveto Pismo" is a pop ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman who is wondering whether love is enough for a relationship to be maintained. Commercially, the song achieved moderate success in Croatia, peaking at number five on the HR Top 40. The music video for the song is watched 4.3 million times as of May 2022.[1]
Background and composition[edit]
"Sveto Pismo" was written by Vjekoslava Huljić, arranged by Tonči Huljić and produced by Darko Dimitrov and Željko Joksimović. It was released almost a year after the singer's last single since she did not want to rush through the process.[2] Lyrically, the song poses the question of whether "love is enough" for a relationship to survive the "problems and temptations or is something more necessary".[3][4] Musically, "Sveto Pismo" is similar to songs from the beginning of the singer's career.[2]
Music video and live performances[edit]
A music video for the song, directed by Dario Radusin was released on 27 January 2020 and was filmed in Dubrovnik.[3] A writer of Dnevnik praised the singer for her successful portrayal of emotions.[3] Dubrovnik was chosen as the location to film the video due to its "romantic" atmosphere and attraction.[5] Rozga performed the song on 28 January at the 2020 Music Awards Ceremony (MAC) show in Belgrade.[6] The following month, Rozga appeared on the Macedonian Golden Ladybug of Popularity awards show, where she also performed "Sveto Pismo" along with a medley of "Cirkus", "Ne pijem, ne pušim" and "Dani su bez broja" during the show.[7] On 19 April 2020, during a series of concerts held at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rozga performed an acoustic rendition of "Sveto Pismo" on Instagram Live and later YouTube.[8]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Croatia (HR Top 40)[9] | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ JELENA ROZGA - SVETO PISMO (OFFICIAL VIDEO 2020) HD-4K. YouTube. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b Morić, Danijela-Ana (23 January 2020). "Jelena Rozga je ponovo aktivna: Predstavila svoje 'Sveto pismo'" [Jelena Rozga Is Active Again: She Presented Her 'Holy Book'] (in Croatian). T-Portal. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ a b c S., Đ. (27 January 2020). "Rozga predstavila novu pjesmu oko koje se podigla prašina i prije nego što je ugledala svjetlo dana" [Rozga Presents New Song Around Which There is a Lot of Commotion Even Before it Saw the Light of Day]. Dnevnik. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Jelena Rozga Podijelila Novosti: 'Još uvijek se Pitam Je Li Ljubav Dovoljna'" [Jelena Rozga Shares the News: 'I Am Still Asking if Love is Enough]. Gloria (in Croatian). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ V., D. (27 January 2020). "VIDEO Jelena Rozga objavila spot za pjesmu "Sveto pismo" snimljen u Gradu, priznala kako se još uvijek pita je li ljubav dovoljna..." [Video Jelena Rozga Releases Video for Song "Sveto pismo" Filmed in the City, She Admits She Still Questions Whether Love is Enough]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Rumora, Karla (27 January 2020). "Rozga objavila pjesmu 'Sveto pismo', izvest će je već večeras" [Rozga Releases Song 'Sveto Pismo', She Will Perform It Tonight Already] (in Croatian). 24sata. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Spasovski, Vasko (28 February 2020). "Златна Бубамара 2020: Сашко Коцев го "избриша" подот со РЕКЕТ, Aтиџе запеа пред публиката! (Галерија)" [Zlatna Bubamara 2020: Saško Kocev wiped the floor with REKET, Atidzhe sang in front of the audience! (Gallery)]. Sloboden Pechat (in Macedonian). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Jelena Rozga - Live IG mini koncert - 19/04/2020. Jelena Rozga. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "HR TOP 40 Week 6 2020" (in Croatian). top-lista. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.