Here’s What Rachel McAdams’ Character Is Singing In Icelandic On “Husavik” From Netflix’s ‘Eurovision’ Movie

The soundtrack for Netflix’s musical comedy, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, features songs performed by Will Ferrell (who plays Lars Erickssong) and Swedish singer Molly Sandén, who provides the majority of vocals for Rachel McAdams‘ character of Sigrit Ericksdóttir. One of the tracks, “Husavik,” has become a viral hit due to its placement in a climactic scene in the movie.

The song is an ode to Lars and Sigrit’s hometown of the same name. Sigrit performs it during the contest’s finale, while switching between English and Icelandic lyrics. In the movie, McAdams' voice is mixed with the vocals of Sandén (aka My Marianne), as Sigrit pays tribute to the Icelandic city.

On the chorus, she sings:

Where the mountains sing through the screams of seagulls
Where the whales can live ‘cause they’re gentle people
In my hometown, my hometown
Thought I made it clear, do I have to say it?
It was always there, we just didn’t see it
All I need is you and me and my home

Sigrit follows up with a post-chorus in her native tongue. Genius contributor JKOkay breaks it down in an annotation:

“Husavik” was an immediate hit after Eurovision Song Contest premiered on Netflix on June 26. On the day after the movie’s release, the song raked in nearly 10,000 Genius daily pageviews and debuted in the Top 20 of Genius' Top Songs chart.

It continues to trend upward and surpassed 15,000 daily pageviews on June 29. As of publishing, “Husavik” currently sits at No. 7 on the Top Songs chart.

The movie’s soundtrack is produced by Savan Kotecha, who has written and produced hits for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, and Usher. He broke down how “Husavik” came together in a Vulture interview.

“I have to give a lot of the credit to the co-writers Fatmax [Gsus] and Rickard Göransson,” Kotecha said about “Husavik,” before explaining its significance to the movie. “I had them try to come up with ideas, because this one wasn’t necessarily clear [in advance]. It could change the story if you get it right; it adds so much heart to the story. They came and they presented this rough melody with some of the lyrics, and we talked about the themes of the lyrics, and about what the characters are kind of going through, because this one is personal for Rachel’s character. You have to see the movie, but it ties their relationship together.”

Read all the lyrics to Will Ferrell & Molly Sandén’s “Husavik” on Genius now.