Du bist
"Du bist" was the Austrian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in German by Tie Break. It was the only song in the Austrian semi-finals of this year to be sung in German.
As Alf Poier had pre-qualified Austria for the final, the song was performed second on the night. At the close of voting, it had received 9 points, placing 21st in a field of 24 and forcing Austria to qualify from the semi-final at their next appearance.
The song proved slightly controversial before the Contest, with former entrants Waterloo & Robinson protesting as the song was longer than the legal 3 minutes. The protest was not upheld, and Tie Break represented Austria .
The song itself is a boy band ballad, with the singers describing the various qualities of their lovers. Although the song did not do well in the final it peaked at #44 on the Austrian Singles Chart and it remained there for ten weeks.
It was succeeded as Austrian representative at the 2005 Contest by Global Kryner with "Y así".Charts
