The song qualified Macedonia to the final evening of the competition after a preceding four-year period of non-qualifying entries.

Kaliopi wrote lyrics for the composition and proceeded with recording the song in early 2012 with Grill at the MRT studio in Skopje.

[2] On 29 February, in an hour and a half long program aired by MRT, Kaliopi was joined by musical guests from the region where she performed songs from her repertoire, as well as unveiling Crno i belo for the first time.

The music video for "Crno i belo", directed by Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ, was filmed in Bitola.

Kaliopi performs the song with a piano on stage while supporting musicians are filmed at other locations.