The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), selected its entry through a national final.

"Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" held the joint record for the longest ever song title in a Eurovision final alongside "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" which represented France at the 1991 contest until both were succeeded by "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh - Uh - Oh Oh)" which represented San Marino at the 2012 contest.

That song was itself succeeded by "(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" which represented Estonia at the 2024 contest.

[1] On the night of the final Nova performed 9th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Monaco.

Only an audio recording of Nova's performance survives, as the video master of the 1964 contest is believed to have been lost in a fire at the DR archive during the 1970s, and no other broadcaster had kept a copy.