Music critics also identified other lyrical themes according to Theo Vatmanidis of EuroVisionary, "Rhythm Inside" is about "getting attuned to a cosmic rhythm of love". Lyrically, Nottet stated that the song deals with moral universalism. While Shioban Palmer of The Daily Telegraph described the track as "punchy and funky", Moustique 's Sébastien Ministru noticed a " tribal atmosphere". Its minimalistic instrumentation consists of finger clicks, percussion and synthesizer pads. "Rhythm Inside" has been described as an alternative-inspired pop, new wave, R&B, electro, soul and hip hop song. The song's digital availability followed one day later in various countries, conducted by Sony Music Entertainment. After a snippet of the track surfaced online prior to its premiere, "Rhythm Inside" was released for radio airplay on 10 March 2015 and was first broadcast by Belgian radio station VivaCité. It was mastered by Stuart Hawkes at the Metropolis Studios in London, United Kingdom. She would eventually help Nottet write his debut single, "Rhythm Inside", while production was solely handled by Luuk Cox. It was certified Platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) for sales exceeding 20,000 units.īelgian singer Loïc Nottet became prominent after finishing second in his native singing competition The Voice Belgique in 2014, as part of Beverly Jo Scott's team. Commercially, "Rhythm Inside" reached the top 100 of several countries after the Eurovision Song Contest and peaked at number one in the Wallonian and Flemish regions of Belgium. The other two visuals focus on "opposites and fighting conceptions" and science fiction, respectively. Three accompanying music videos were released for the track in 2015, of which one is titled "Alice in Nightmareland" and features Justine Vercleven portraying the fictional character Alice. The song was also covered by various artists and included on the setlist for his Selfocracy Tour (2017–2018). In order to promote and support "Rhythm Inside", Nottet performed it on several occasions. Several reviewers compared it to the works of Lorde and Sia. "Rhythm Inside" was well-received by music critics, who praised Nottet's vocals, as well as the song's production and lyrics. During Nottet's minimalistic and black and white-themed show, he was accompanied by four backing vocalists while the background LED screens displayed white 3D boxes moving to the song's rhythm. The country ultimately reached fourth place in a field of 27, scoring a total of 217 points. The track represented Belgium in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria after being internally selected by the country's public broadcaster RTBF. "Rhythm Inside" lyrically discusses moral universalism.
"Rhythm Inside" has been described as an alternative-inspired pop, new wave, R&B, electro, soul and hip hop song, with its minimalistic instrumentation consisting of finger clicks, percussion and synthesizer pads. Previously, Nottet had participated in his native singing competition The Voice Belgique in 2014-where he finished second and thus rose to prominence-and had chosen Scott's team. The track was written by Nottet alongside Beverly Jo Scott, while production was solely handled by Luuk Cox. It was released as his debut single on 10 March 2015 for radio airplay, while Sony Music Entertainment distributed it digitally one day later. " Rhythm Inside" is a song by Belgian singer Loïc Nottet.