It was written by Meyer-Landrut along with Vincent Stein, Nico Wellenbrink, Jamie Hartman, and Konstantin Scherer.

The ballad was released on 6 June 2017, coinciding with its stage premiere on the fourth season of the Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of The Best Singers series.

[3] Shortly before the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Lena's father gave an interview with the German tabloid Bild where he stated that he would not come into contact with her yet, but that a place is "always free on [his] table".

[4] Upon Meyer-Landrut's performance on Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, "If I Wasn't Your Daughter" temporarily reached the top of the German iTunes Charts.

[6] Filmed at night throughout Berlin-Mitte, including locations such as Potsdamer Platz, it was produced by Max von Helldorff for BNTB-Agency, based on idea by Meyer-Landrut and her stylist Philipp Koch-Verheyen.