[2] According to a press release given out by Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), the songwriters composed the song specifically to enter the Eurovision Song Contest,[3] with Belt stating that he wanted to show a "fun side of Lithuania – we are not always sad and closed... we want to show them at Eurovision".

He also admitted that he wanted to make the song easily accessible to non-Lithuanians, adding "consonants [that] resemble other words in other languages".

[4] In an analysis by Wiwibloggs' Ruxandra Tudor, the song is described to have "multiple layers of meaning"; particularly, it addresses the desire to party despite feelings of pain.

[15] Jon O'Brien, a writer for Vulture, ranked the song second overall, declaring it an "existential banger... [that] doubl[es] up as a theorem on the illusion of reality".

[17] Erin Adam, writer for The Scotsman, gave the song a heavily positive review, rating it nine out of 10 points.

[19][20] A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final.

During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.

[25] Belt was later drawn to perform in the third position in the semi-final, after Serbia's Teya Dora and before Ireland's Bambie Thug.