The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), selected their entry through a national final.

The song is a power ballad, with Roos bidding a former lover goodbye at the end of a relationship.

12 songs took part and the winner was chosen by a panel of approximately 500 people who had been selected as providing a representative cross-section of the German public.

[1] On the night of the final Roos performed 14th in the running order, following Austria and preceding Turkey.

At the close of voting "Aufrecht geh'n" had received 34 points (the highest a 7 from Norway), placing Germany joint 13th (with the Netherlands) of the 19 entries.