The song was composed by Hans van Hemert and written by Gerrit den Braber, a duo with several previous entries to their credit.

Musically it is a simple melody, which is embellished by a number of different instruments, including a barrel organ with a collection of puppets on it.

The brightly coloured performance has become a favourite among Contest fans, with the song being selected as one of the non-winning "classics" to appear on the double-CD and double-DVD sets produced to support the Congratulations special of late 2005.

Besides the Dutch and English versions, Mouth & MacNeal also recorded the song in German and French, entitled "Ein goldner Stern" and "L'amour au pas" respectively.

The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Belgium's Jacques Hustin with "Fleur de liberté" and preceding Ireland's Tina Reynolds with "Cross Your Heart".