"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" was composed by Nurit Hirsh with lyrics by Ehud Manor, a duo who had collaborated frequently in writing Israeli Eurovision entries, including the country's debut "Ey Sham".

The Alphabeta was a group of singers composed by two men, Reuven Erez and Itzhak Okev, and three women, Lisa Gold-Rubin, Nehama Shutan, and Esther Tzuberi.

Thus, the Hebrew a-ni  o-hev  o-tach (אני אוהב אותך, "I love you") becomes a-ba-ni-bi  o-bo-he-be-v  o-bo-ta-ba-ch.

[3] On 22 April 1978, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Palais des Congrès in Paris hosted by Télévision Française 1 (TF1) and broadcast live throughout the continent.

[8] The song was performed as part of a medley of favorites in the opening number of the Eurovision fiftieth anniversary competition Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 October 2005 in Copenhagen,[9] and in the opening number of the semi-final of the 2006 contest, held on 18 May 2006 in Athens.

[10] "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" was covered by Grup Vitamin, Turkish parody music group as "Acaba bu ne baba be?"