The soul-influenced song was composed by Rainer Pietsch, while the lyrics were written by singer Michael Holm, with Peter Kirsten overseeing its production.

Following its win at Ein Lied für Stockholm, the German national final to select their entry, it finished in 17th in a field of 19 competing countries on the night of the Eurovision Song Contest, having received 15 points.

[3] Held at the Hessischer Rundfunk Studio 1 in Frankfurt am Main and hosted by journalist Karin Tietze-Ludwig, a line-up of well-known singers – also consisting of Mary Roos, Marianne Rosenberg, Jürgen Marcus, Peggy March, two-time German representative Katja Ebstein, and former ESC winner Séverine – led to what was declared an "extremely exciting race" in the preliminary round.

[5] Fleming eventually finished first, having earned tight 134 points of the jury vote over Peggy March's "Alles geht vorüber.

"[4] He felt that composer Rainer Pietsch's "oversized ego" at that time as well as his unconventional and highly energetic count-in when he conducted the orchestra during Fleming's performance in Stockholm, had left a negative impression on the juries.

[3] In 1986, she made a further Eurovision bid, participating in Ein Lied für Bergen, the German national contest, with the song "Miteinander," a duet with singer Marc Berry, finishing fourth.

[3] Fleming made two further attempts in 2001 and in 2002, this time performing "Power of Trust" with singers Lesley Bogaert and Brigitte Oelke and "Joy to the World" with the group Jambalaya, respectively.