Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim

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Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim
Eurovision Song Contest 2001 entry
Country	Portugal
Artist(s)	Marco Quelhas, Tony Jackson
As	MTM
Language	Portuguese
Composer(s)	Marco Quelhas
Lyricist(s)	Marco Quelhas
Place	17th
Points	18
Lyrics	Lyrics

Só Sei Ser Feliz Assim (English translation: "Only Can Be Happy This Way") was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, performed in Portuguese by MTM. MTM stood for "Marco, Tony and Music". The two singers were Marco Quelhas, who also wrote the song, and Tony Jackson. The two men both wore suits, Marco's in black and Tony's in white.

The song is influenced by urban music, with the duo telling their lovers that it is only with them that they can truly be happy.

The song was performed eleventh on the night (following Croatia's Vanna with Strings Of My Heart and preceding Ireland's Gary O'Shaughnessy with Without Your Love). At the close of voting, it had received 18 points, placing 17th in a field of 23.

Due to the poor result, Portugal was not invited to take part in the 2002 Contest. As a country broadcasting but not participating in the Contest (a "passive participant") it was allowed to return to the fold the following year. Thus, the song was succeeded as Portuguese representative at the 2003 Contest by Rita Guerra with Deixa-me sonhar (só mais uma vez).