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Milkshake Man

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"Milkshake Man"
Single by Go-Jo
Released25 February 2025
GenreSynth-pop
Length2:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jason Bovino
  • George Sheppard
  • Marty Zambotto
Go-Jo singles chronology
"Cry About"
(2024) 		"Milkshake Man"
(2025)
Music video
"Milkshake Man" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Finals performance
Semi-final result
11th
Semi-final points
41
Entry chronology
◄ "One Milkali (One Blood)" (2024)

"Milkshake Man" is a song by Australian singer and songwriter Go-Jo. It was written by Go-Jo alongside Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, and Jason Bovino. The song was released on 25 February 2025 and represented Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. It entered the charts in Sweden, Lithuania, and Iceland.

Background and composition

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Milkshake Man was written by Go-Jo alongside Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, and Jason Bovino, all current or former members of the band Sheppard, which competed in the first edition of Eurovision – Australia Decides in 2019 with "On My Way".[1][2][3] The song, characterised by synth pop sounds,[4] aims to be a "motivational push" for the listener, encouraging them to discover "the most colourful version of themselves and feel confident".[5] In addition to its positive message, the lyrics play on subtle double entendres, suggesting more daring and provocative nuances behind the playful and light-hearted facade.[6] The song contains some lyrics in French, which Go-Jo said was included due to his French nationality.[7] "Milkshake Man" samples "Greensleeves", which is a chime commonly used by ice cream vans in various countries.[7]

The writing process began when Go-Jo went to Brisbane for a writing camp for two days with Sheppard and Jason Bovino and they wrote around ten songs[8] which Go-Jo described as "...one of the funnest sessions we've ever done".[9] The bridge for Milkshake man was taken from a second song that had been written during this time and then added to Milkshake Man[9] and this also gave the song an impact with the breakdown that follows the bridge. Go-Jo has commented that the ideas for Milkshake Man "...came to me when I was on the couch, I was just saying things, the original line started with "I'm in love with the Milkshake man...".[10] To gain a deep voice when recording the lowest parts of the vocals in Milkshake Man Go-Jo stayed up extra late so that his voice would be "more croaky".[11]

Music video

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The music video for Milkshake Man, directed by Josh Harris,[3] was made available to coincide with the single's release through Go-Jo's YouTube channel. In the video, the singer, along with two women,[12] is busy making milkshakes inside a traditional ice cream truck, while the atmosphere is charged with a festive energy and strobe effects.[13]

Promotion

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To promote "Milkshake Man" before the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Go-Jo spent eight weeks in Europe and travelled to fifteen different countries leading up to the Song Contest in May.[14][15][16] During this time Go-Jo performed the song at the Amsterdam, London and Madrid Eurovision pre-parties.[16][17] It was first announced that he will be performing at Eurovision in Concert 2025 held at AFAS Live Arena in Amsterdam on 5 April 2025.[18] He also participated at the London Eurovision Party 2025 on 13 April 2025 to be held at Here at Outernet.[19] He also performed at PrePartyES 2025 on 19 April 2025 held at Sala La Riviera [es] in Madrid.[20] The song was also played by either Sheppard themselves or with a guest performance of Go-Jo himself during Sheppard's European Tour 2025.[21] Following the Eurovision pre-parties, Go-Jo further promoted his participation in Italy, Estonia, and Latvia.[22]

Eurovision Song Contest

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Main article: Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Internal selection

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On 25 February 2025, public broadcaster SBS announced that it had internally selected Go-Jo with the song "Milkshake Man" to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. The single was made available digitally from the same day.[23]

Preparation

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Whilst staying in a hotel room in Estonia three weeks prior to Eurovision 2025, Go-Jo was rehearsing his vocals for the Milkshake Man whilst listening to the song on headphones and due to the song playing in his headphones he had been unable to hear people who had been knocking on the door of his hotel room in response to his singing.[24][25] Then later on after he had finished singing, three police arrived at the door of his room whilst he was in a live stream with other Eurovision 2025 artists, Sissal, Kyle Alessandro and Klavdia.[24][25] The police briefly spoke to Go-Jo in relation to the singing he had been doing earlier and then he returned to the live stream and spoke to the other Eurovision artists about what had happened.[24][25]

At Eurovision

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[26] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Australia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[27] Go-Jo was later drawn to open the second semi-final.[28] Australia failed to qualify for the grand final.[29]

Track listing

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Digital download/streaming[30]

  1. "Milkshake Man" – 3:04

Digital download/streaming – Jolyon Petch remix[31]

  1. "Milkshake Man" (Jolyon Petch Remix Edit) – 2:42
  2. "Milkshake Man" (Jolyon Petch Remix) – 3:32

Charts

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Chart performance for "Milkshake Man"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[32] 40
Lithuania (AGATA)[33] 30
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 16
UK Indie Breakers (OCC)[35] 19
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[36] 61
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[37] 64

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Milkshake Man"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various 25 February 2025
Original
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2 May 2025 Jolyon Petch remix
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References

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  1. ^ "Go-Jo to represent Australia at Basel 2025 with 'Milkshake Man'". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  2. ^ Bird, Lisa. "Go-Jo to represent Australia at Eurovision 2025 with 'Milkshake Man'". Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Global viral pop sensation Go-Jo to represent Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland". SBS.com.au. SBS. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ Collins, Simon (25 February 2025). "Eurovision 2025: Manjimup singer turned Milkshake Man, Go-Jo, set to shake up this year's songfest". PerthNow. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ Jefferson, Dee (25 February 2025). "'There's no better feeling': TikTok star Go-Jo to represent Australia at Eurovision 2025". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ^ Moreno, Roy (25 February 2025). "Australia: Go-Jo to Perform "Milkshake Man" at Eurovision - Eurovision 2025". Euromix. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b McCabe, Kathy (26 February 2025). "SBS picks viral TikTok pop star and stream dream Go-Jo for 2025 Eurovision Song Contest". news.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Go-Jo on Living Off The Grid, Shout-Outs from the Prime Minister and a Potential Erika Vikman Collab". YouTube. Mysteries of the EuroVerse. 15 May 2025. Event occurs at 1:54. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b Deban (14 April 2025). "Go-Jo (Australia 2025) on "Milkshake Man" and songwriting London Eurovision Party 2025". YouTube. Wiwi Blogs. Event occurs at 2:16. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ^ Deban (14 April 2025). "Go-Jo (Australia 2025) on "Milkshake Man" and songwriting London Eurovision Party 2025". YouTube. Wiwi Blogs. Event occurs at 3:05. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ^ Deban (14 April 2025). "Go-Jo (Australia 2025) on "Milkshake Man" and songwriting London Eurovision Party 2025". YouTube. Wiwi Blogs. Event occurs at 3:15. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  12. ^ Eurovision Song Contest (25 February 2025). Go-Jo - Milkshake Man | Australia 🇦🇺 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Alexed, Johan (25 February 2025). "Go-Jo - Milkshake Man". popmuzik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  14. ^ "🇦🇺 GO-JO - MILKSHAKE MAN (LIVE PERFORMANCE) // Australia Eurovision 2025 // Live from Basel! 🇨🇭". Youtube. Eurovoxx. 10 May 2025. Event occurs at 5:26. Retrieved 11 May 2025. ...we have travelled to fifteen countries this whole six weeks.
  15. ^ heyimgojo (4 April 2025). "[Untitled]". Instagram. heyimgojo. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Get ready to sh-sh-shake it good... it's almost time for the Eurovision Song Contest!". SBS. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Spain: Emmelie de Forest and other major artists at PrePartyES 2025 in Madrid!". eurovisionfun. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  18. ^ Granger, Anthony (15 March 2025). "Eurovision in Concert: Go-Jo, Melody and Abor & Tynna Join the Line-Up". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  19. ^ Farren, Neil (21 March 2025). "United Kingdom: Six More Artists Confirmed for London Eurovision Party 2025". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  20. ^ Hernández, José García (21 March 2025). "¡Batidos para todxs! El australiano Go-Jo viene a la PrePartyES 2025" [Smoothies for everyone! Australian Go-Jo is coming to PrePartyES 2025]. Eurovision Spain (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Sheppard Setlist at Doornroosje, Nijmegen". setlist.fm. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  22. ^ Granger, Anthony (1 May 2025). "Australia: Go-Jo Promotes Eurovision Participation in Latvia". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Global viral pop sensation Go-Jo to represent Australia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest". SBS. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  24. ^ a b c "Estonian police called on Go-Jo as he rehearses for Eurovision 2025". Aussievision. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  25. ^ a b c "GoJo wants to Eat Kyle Esc 2025 Pt2 Livestream 26.04 + Sissal". Youtube. 27 April 2025. Event occurs at 7:04. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  26. ^ "Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Eurovision 2025: Semi-Final Draw Results". Eurovision.tv (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  28. ^ "Eurovision semi-finals running order announced". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  29. ^ "Eurovision 2025: The Second Semi-Final Qualifiers". Eurovision.TV. European Broadcasting Union. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  30. ^ a b "Milkshake Man – Song by Go-Jo". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  31. ^ a b "Milkshake Man (Jolyon Petch Remix) – Single – Album by Go-Jo". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  32. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 21. Birt 24. maí 2025 – Næst uppfært 31. maí 2025" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  33. ^ "2025 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  34. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  35. ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  36. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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