The song was written by Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson, and Jessika Lundström.

The song later served as the lead single for Siegfrids' debut studio album, Ding Dong!

The song also drew criticism from feminist writers and activists, who saw the lyrics itself as degrading for women.

"Marry Me" was written and lyrically composed by Siegfrids, Erik Nyholm, Kristofer Karlsson, and Jessika Lundström.

[2] The song takes the perspective of "a girlfriend who will do anything to get a proposal from her man" according to The Independent writer Adam Sherwin.

[3] In the song, the singer states that she will skip dinner to be skinnier, to be submissive to her husband by comparing herself as a slave, to spy on him, to give him "cuter babies" while pregnant, among other ideals.

The music video features Siegfrids kidnapping and forcing a man to marry her, with the help of several altar women.

[8] In order to further promote the song, Yle and Siegfrids agreed to produce a six-episode web series titled "Marry Me, Europe!"

"[16] Finland's broadcaster Yleisradio Oy (Yle) organized a 12-entry competition, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2013 consisting of two heats and a semi-final that culminated into a grand final to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.

According to Eurovision rules, all countries, except the host and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom), were required to qualify from one semi-final to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progressed to the final.

Siegfrids performed the song fifth in the semi-final, after Azerbaijan's Farid Mammadov and before Malta's Gianluca.

[28] After the results were announced, Siegfrids finished 24th with 13 points, only ahead of EDSM and Ireland's Ryan Dolan.

[32] Ann Gripper, writer for the Daily Mirror, gave the performance a positive review, stating, "Wedding bells pealing in the background and fun, simple lyrics help to make it a catchy number that will stick in your head... with a lesbian kiss ending her performance in rehearsals she should certainly manage to be remembered come voting time.

[37] Yle recorded cases of anti-LGBTQ+ rights activists protesting the song in Georgia, a heavily Eastern Orthodox country.

It is clear to the world that [TRT] pulled the popular Eurovision show simply because two women expressed love through a kiss.