The song, "If I Had Your Love", was presented to the public on 19 March 2005 during the television programme Laugardagskvöld með Gísla Marteini.

Performing during the show in position 10, "If I Had Your Love" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.

[3] On 7 February 2005, Selma Björnsdóttir who previously represented Iceland in 1999 and placed second with the song "All Out of Luck" revealed that she had been approached by the broadcaster, but was yet to make a decision.

[6] The singer previously revealed during her announcement as the Icelandic entrant that her song would be selected in cooperation with Þorvaldsson who co-wrote her 1999 entry.

[7] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final.

[12] RÚV appointed Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir as its spokesperson to announce the Icelandic votes during the final.