The lyrics were inspired by a documentary about a diver in the North Sea who had to be saved after getting cut off from the rest of his crew, and the video features Dutch cold water swimmer Wim Hof.

Speaking about the plans for his Eurovision performance, Newman told British newspaper Metro:[3] It was going to be me in this tundra kind of thing on top of a big cube that was going to look like it had water projected into it.

"[6] Jochan Emblay of the Evening Standard dubbed it a "nailed-on nil points" and a "by-the-numbers slog of woah-oh balladry," although conceded that it had a "fairly catchy" hook and "would be fine" as an album track.

[4] Louis Staples of The Independent gave the song a scathing review, describing it as "what would happen if a River Island pleather jacket, an X Factor winner's single and your uncle's midlife crisis had a child together" as well as "the MP3 embodiment of that co-worker who needs at least four pints to develop a personality at after-work drinks.

"[7] The Guardian's Alexis Petridis was also unimpressed, describing it as "serviceably bland," and added that while the song "wouldn't sound out of place on the Radio 2 playlist," it wouldn't "stand out on the Radio 2 playlist"; he also questioned Newman's decision to represent the UK at the competition, given his success as a songwriter, asking "are you possessed of some crazed, masochistic desire to give a succession of brave smiles to the camera and half-heartedly wave a little Union Jack on a stick as Belarus gives the UK a desultory deux points and we’re left for dust on the leaderboard by North Macedonia?

Joe Anderton of Digital Spy described it as "a perfectly solid radio-friendly tune to launch a solo career with," although added that "it remains to be seen if it's got the drama to really stand out in the competition.

A jury consisting of ten singers that had represented Austria at Eurovision before was hired to rank each song; the best-placed in each semi-final advanced to the final round.