The song marked the country's Eurovision debut as an independent nation, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro having been dissolved in June 2006.

"Molitva" was composed by Vladimir Graić with Serbian lyrics by Saša Milošević Mare.

[1] It was released as a CD single in nine different versions on 27 July 2007 by Connective Records after its win at Eurovision.

The song is memorable for its stage presentation because it lacked dance routines, revealing or showy costumes, pyrotechnics and other gimmicks –Eurovision is often accused of concentrating on these things instead of the music itself.

Šerifović's performance was complemented by the presence of the five backing singers – who after the contest joined together to form the group Beauty Queens.

It was succeeded as the Serbian entry by "Oro" by Jelena Tomašević and as the winning song by "Believe" by Dima Bilan for Russia.

In 2015, the chorus of the song was played on Day 102 of the soap opera parody Kalyeserye of the Philippine noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!.