[2] The song was performed 7th on the night of the contest, following Russia's Mumiy Troll with "Lady Alpine Blue" and preceding Lithuania's SKAMP with "You Got Style".

After "Listen to Your Heartbeat" won Melodifestivalen 2001, Agneta Thigerström, project manager of Sveriges Television Malmo said that "there is nothing to worry about and nothing that can change Friends' victory.

On the same day, Kris Boswell, host of Radio Sweden, played the song for judges at the Melodifestivalen 2001 after-party, to which most replied "It's just a coincidence".

[6] On a Belgian TV special in February 2001, Lisa del Bo, the singer of "Liefde is een kaartspel", voiced her opinion, saying that "It's very similar indeed, but I don't think it was active plagiarism.

[10] A Japanese translation of the song, sung by Prière, can be heard as the opening for the anime series Di Gi Charat Nyo!