Toy (song)
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"Toy" (Hebrew transliteration: טוי) is a song recorded by Israeli singer Netta Barzilai. Written by Doron Medalie and the song's producer Stav Beger,[fn 1][2][3] the song was released on 11 March 2018 along with its official music video clip, which was directed by Keren Hochma.[4] It is best known as Israel's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held in Lisbon, Portugal. The song was leaked online a day before the official release.[5]
"Toy" | ||||
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Single by Netta | ||||
from the EP Goody Bag | ||||
Released | 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
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Length | 3:00 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stav Beger | |||
Netta singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Toy" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry | ||||
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Languages | English[lower-alpha 1] | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | 1st | |||
Semi-final points | 283 | |||
Final result | 1st | |||
Final points | 529 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "I Feel Alive" (2017) | ||||
"Home" (2019) ► | ||||
The song marks Israel's fourth Eurovision win along with 1978, 1979 and 1998,[6] having won with 529 points. The song reached the top of the charts in Israel.[7]
The song held the title of the most viewed video on Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel until it was surpassed by Russia's 2020 entry "Uno" in July 2020.[8][9]
The song is featured in the game Just Dance 2019.