[1] Erener recorded it with production and arrangement by Ozan Çolakoğlu, famous for his works with pop idol Tarkan.
[1] The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) internally selected Erener as its performer for the 48th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
[4] A promo video was released with Erener in an Ottoman style castle, its rose gardens, imperial harem (living quarters) and Turkish Bath (hamam).
[4][5][6] On 24 May 2003, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Skonto Hall in Riga hosted by Latvian Television (LTV) and broadcast live throughout the continent.
[7] Erener performed "Everyway That I Can" fourth on the evening, earning critical acclaim and becoming the only entry that received a standing ovation.
[9][10] Erener was hailed in Turkey as a national hero by the public and the press and was congratulated by the President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
[16] In 2006, it was entered in Die Grand Prix Hitliste, a German version of the above, and beat off stiff competition from "Waterloo" by ABBA and eleven others to finish second.
[17] On 9 May 2024, Erener performed the song as part of a sing-along interval act in the second semi-final of the 2024 contest held in Malmö, Sweden.
[citation needed] A live version was brought out and also included on the original single CD, along with two Galleon club remixes.