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"Rim Tim Tagi Dim" is a song written and performed by Croatian musician Marko Purišić, better known as
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. It was released on 12 January 2024 through
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as the third single from Baby Lasagna's debut solo album, ''DMNS & Mosquitoes'' (2025). Self-described as a humorous song about the economic emigration of young Croatians, it represented Croatia at the
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, where it finished runner-up with 547 points. The result marked
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's best ever finish in the competition. The song was met with widespread praise in both Croatian and international outlets, drawing praise for its musical style, its message, and for how the message of the song was presented. The performance of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" was also well-received, earning praise from past Croatian Eurovision representatives. As a result, the song became a favourite to win the contest. "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" enjoyed commercial success, peaking at number one in its native country of Croatia, and peaking within the top ten in an additional five other countries. It also received numerous accolades, including a
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and an OGAE Poll victory.


Background and composition

"Rim Tim Tagi Dim" was written and composed solely by Marko Purišić. According to him, the song was written by himself in his bedroom, and was inspired by an opportunity he had to take a job on a cruise ship that he refused. It was originally meant to be a filler song for his debut album, ''DMNS & Mosquitoes'' (2025), but realized the potential of the song after it surged in streams and later decided to enter the song into '' Dora 2024''. The song was officially announced as a reserve song for Croatia's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, '' Dora 2024'', on 2 January 2024 to serve as a backup if any entry in the main lineup withdrew, which happened the following day. In numerous interviews, he stated that the song was inspired by a mass exodus of young adults leaving Croatia for better opportunities in foreign countries. To Purišić, the song is a "humorous and light hearted approach" to the issue. The song itself tells a story of a young, rural man who leaves his village for a better life in a foreign country; although excited, he is still wracked by anxiety over moving. Purišić was also inspired by his own
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. In the song lyrics, 'rim tim tagi dim' serves as the name of a fictional
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of the narrator's native village. Sonically, "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" merges elements of
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, heavy metal,
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'' described it as "some kind of
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Critical reception


Croatian media

"Rim Tim Tagi Dim" has been largely well received. When ''
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''s Hrvoje Horvat dubbed the song the worst one at ''Dora and'' compared it to the works of
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, the comment was condemned by ''
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'' writer Josip Bošnjak. The song was also compared to Käärijä's " Cha Cha Cha" and
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's "Party in My Head"; in response, Purišić expressed admiration for the former artist. Käärijä himself later praised the song, dubbing it "crazy". Writing for ''Index.hr'', Martina Radoš called on
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(HRT) to fire those who placed Purišić among the reserves. In an article for the same publication, Bošnjak wrote: "It's an unusual musical
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. Sad everyday life in a cheerful
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tone." The song was praised by Croatian artists
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,
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, and
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, along with journalist Vedrana Rudan.


Eurovision-related and other media

In reactions by ''
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''' William Lee Adams and Cinan, the two praised the song for its composition and lyrics. Adams stated in response to the song's composition, "nothing here feels sort of forced, cheesy, or generic; it feels sincere... this is quality. It just feels like a sincere
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song." Markus Larsson of ''
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'' described the song as a "hard-to-digest but effective mix of
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and
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" and pointed out its likely victory at Eurovision. Hanna Fahl of ''Dagens Nyheter'' evoked some of Larsson's sentiment, writing: "A schlagerfied Rammstein for cat lovers and anxiety sufferers – it's both lovable and troll-friendly in all its simple silliness." ''
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s Glen Weldon acknowledged the song as a favourite to win the competition, praising the combination of the song's message and musical style, calling it a "narrative turducken". Roisin O'Connor from ''
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'' included the song on their list of ten potential favourites to win the contest, writing, "the staging for this is also nuts... Perfect Eurovision fodder, and very entertaining!" In a ''Wiwibloggs'' review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 8.5 out of 10 points, earning second out of the 37 songs competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on the site's annual ranking. Another review conducted by ''ESC Bubble'' that contained reviews from a combination of readers and juries rated the song first out of the 15 songs "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" was competing against in its the Eurovision semi-final. Jon O'Brien of ''
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'' ranked the song as 12th overall, dubbing it "essentially a piece of
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commentary". He credited its "infectious rhythmic verses and slightly deranged leap from
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techno to headbanging
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" for Purišić's status of a Eurovision favourite. ''ESC Beat'''s Doron Lahav also ranked the song 12th overall, stating that while he believed the song would be remembered by listeners, he acknowledged Purišić's inconsistent live vocals during performances. ''
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'' writer Erin Adam gave the song a heavily positive review, rating the song 10 points out of 10 and stating that the song was her personal winner.


Betting odds

Shortly after "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" won ''Dora 2024'', the song was listed on 29 February 2024 as the overall favourite to win the competition, at 4.82-to-1 odds. By 10 March, although Purišić still remained the favourite, his odds had slightly decreased. 12 days later, his odds decreased to the lowest a Croatian entry had ever been placed. After ''Pre-Party ES'', on 1 April, the song fell to second place in the betting odds, falling behind 's Nemo and their song, " The Code". After rehearsals, the song still remained in second place. However, after the semi-finals, the song was listed once again as the overall favourite to win the contest.


Music video and promotion

An accompanying music video for the song was released on 20 February 2024. The video was directed by Purišić's partner, Elizabeta Ružić, and filmed in her native
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. According to a ''
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'' review, the music video features a rural man, surrounded by fellow rural residents and farm animals, emigrating out of Croatia in search of a better life. In the video, the rural man displays that, while excited to move out of his rural lifestyle, he is still overtaken by anxiety and fear.


Promotion

The song's victory at ''Dora'' sparked a
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trend that saw users recreating a part of the choreography. Those who took part in the trend include Croatian
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, Biljana Borzan and Predrag Matić; Jasenka Auguštan-Pentek, the mayor of Zlatar, and
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, the U.S. Ambassador to Croatia. On 9 March 2024, Purišić visited the International Cat Show, organized in
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by the Association of Croatian Felinological Societies (SFDH) as a result of one of the song's lyrics about a cat meowing gaining popularity. On 22 March, Purišić performed the song at the 30th '' Večernjak''s Rose Awards. To further promote the song, Purišić announced his participation in various Eurovision pre-parties, including
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's ''Eurovision in Concert'',
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's ''Pre-Party ES'', and the ''London Eurovision Party''. During his visit to the Netherlands, Purišić also performed the song on ''Beau'', a Dutch talk-show series, on 12 April. On 21 April, Purišić performed the song on the Slovenian TV show ''Nedeljsko popoldne''. On 8 April, HRT invited fans across the country to a public dance event where they would get filmed dancing to the song in order to show support to Purišić. The event, which was taped by HRT for television and social media, took place on 13 April in five Croatian cities: Zagreb,
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,
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and
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. Nearly 150 dancers choreographed their performance for the filming in Umag, with Luana Kličić and Sebastijan Žeželić, Purišić's backup dancers for Malmö, joining the event as well. On the same day, HRT published photos and videos of the fans dancing, which also aired on ''
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'', HRT's central news program. On 16 April, HRT released a music video titled "Hrvatska pleše 'Rim Tim Tagi Dim (). The video compiled the footage of fans dancing at the five events, as well as several other recordings submitted to HRT by the fans, among which were videos made by the employees of
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, members of Zagreb's Croatian National Theatre and its Ballet Department, Zagreb's Fire Department, Croatia's Ministry of the Interior and its
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members, and several tourist boards across Croatia.


Eurovision Song Contest


''Dora 2024''

HRT, Croatia's broadcaster, organized a 24-entry competition, ''Dora 2024'', to select Croatia's representative for the
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. The competition consisted of two 12-song semi-finals that culminated into a grand final, with eight songs qualifying from each semi-final. In the final, the winner was selected from a 50/50 combination of votes from the public and a jury that consisted from international and local Croatian juries. Purišić was announced on 2 January as a reserve entry in the case of anyone in the main lineup's withdrawal. The following day, Zsa Zsa withdrew from the competition, with Purišić taking her spot. It was drawn to perform seventh in the second semi-final, which took place on 23 February. The performance was choreographed by Luana Kličić and Sebastijan Žeželić, who also took part in it as backing dancers, as well as Purišić's brother Martin who played the drums. It featured Croatian folk elements such as
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, headscarfs, and a washboard, with Purišić wearing a Valentina Pliško-designed costume consisting of a black leather vest, a shirt made of silver rings, faded black jeans with a pink twine, and white baggy sleeves inspired by the Croatian traditional clothing. The sleeves were compared to those worn by Käärijä at the
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. The performance also featured a suitcase, symbolizing emigration, and
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farm animals on the LED backdrop. The song managed to qualify for the grand final, and was later drawn to perform 14th. Purišić performed a repeat of his semi-final performance. Upon the announcement of the voting results in the grand final on 25 February, the song was revealed to have won the competition, winning both the jury and televote with a combined total of 321 points, 239 more than Vinko Ćemeraš' "Lying Eyes", the runner-up. He also won 247 points from televote, 220 more than Alen Đuras' "A Tamburitza Lullaby", the televote runner-up; all other entries earned 218 points from televote combined. As a result, the song won the right to represent
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.


At Eurovision

The
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took place at the
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in
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, Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Croatia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show. He was later drawn to perform seventh in the semi-final, after 's
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and before 's
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. Purišić's performance at Eurovision featured certain modifications compared to the one from ''Dora'': Pliško created new costumes more heavily inspired by the traditional clothing, as well as masks for the dancers inspired by Istrian . Martin Purišić was replaced by Matija Klaj on the drums. Purišić's costume consisted of white shirt and trousers made of lace, as well as a red vest with golden and silver details. The outfit was rounded off with a choker, black boots and a tousled hairdo. The performance also featured a backdrop of dancing
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cats. At the end of his semi-final performance, Purišić winked at the audience and meowed, which '' Zadovoljna.hr'' interpreted as a reference to his one-eyed cat Stipe. The performance drew positive reactions from previous Croatian Eurovision participants, including the Jacques Houdek and the
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. "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" won the semi-final, scoring 177 points and securing a position in the grand final. Purišić performed a repeat of his performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed 23rd, ahead of 's
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and before 's
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. After the results were announced, he finished second with 547 points, with a split score of 210 points from the juries and 337 points from public televoting. Regarding the former, the song received two sets of the maximum 12 points from and . It also managed to receive nine additional sets of 12 points from the public televote, winning the televote in the process. The result was Croatia's highest ever finish in the contest. In response to his finish, Purišić expressed contentment, stating that he was "surprised how happy I am... We didn't fake anything, everything was done exactly as we imagined, as it should have been."


Aftermath

On 12 May, the day after the final, Purišić arrived from Malmö to Zagreb, where he was welcomed by a crowd of fans and his parents at the
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. He was then taken to the
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by a panoramic bus. At the square, he was welcomed by thousands of fans, to whom he expressed his gratitude and broke down in tears. He then performed "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" two times in a row. Prior to his arrival, the crowd at the square was entertained by performances from
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(), Tajči () and Let 3 (Croatia 2023). Those who welcomed Purišić at the square also included the
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and the
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. On 16 May, Plenković revealed that the
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would reward Purišić with
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50,000 for his success; Purišić, however, refused to accept the money and asked that €25,000 each be donated to two hospitals that he himself had chosen. On 19 May, Purišić was announced as the winner of the You're a Vision Award. Purišić's success at Eurovision became a cultural phenomenon in Croatia. He was shown support by '' RTL Vijesti'', the Croatian National Tourist Board,
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and the
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. In an op-ed for ''Agroklub'', Leticija Hrenković wondered if "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" could change the attitude of the average Croatian towards the rural. ''Večernji list''s Ana Hajduk and '' Gloria''s Ana Strizić credited Purišić for restoring the popularity of lace.


Commercial performance

Prior to ''Dora'', "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" debuted at number 24 on the
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issue dated 14 January 2024, before peaking at number four the following week. Following its triumph at ''Dora'', it reached the new peak of number one on the chart issue dated 3 March 2024. It also debuted at number two on ''
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''s
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chart issue dated 9 March 2024, behind "Fantazija" by Grše and Miach. On the chart issue dated 25 May 2024, it ended "Fantazija"'s 15-week reign and reached the chart summit. On the UK Singles Chart issue dated 17 May 2024, "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" debuted at number 36. The achievement made Purišić only the second Croatian artist to appear on the chart, after
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who peaked at number 23 with "
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" (1959). Other territories where the song reached
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include Austria, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Globally, the song debuted at 139 and 64 on ''Billboard'' Global 200 and Global Excl. US chart issues dated 25 May 2024, respectively.


Cover versions

On 26 February 2024, a day after the ''Dora'' final, Vatrogasci released their Croatian-language parody cover of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim", titled "Rim Tu Tiki Tiki". On 5 May 2024, the weekend before the Eurovision week, Croatian actress Marija Kolb impersonated Purišić's ''Dora'' performance in the tenth episode of the eighth season of '' Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'', winning the episode. Her performance was endorsed by Purišić. On 12 May 2025, Purišić performed an acoustic version of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" in the morning programme of Otvoreni Radio. The version was described as
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by multiple publications. Five days later, on 17 May, Purišić and Käärijä performed a mashup of "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" and "Cha Cha Cha" in the grand final of
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.


Awards and nominations


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


See also

* List of number-one singles of 2024 (Croatia)


References

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