Thus, it was performed eighth on the night, following Malta's Fabrizio Faniello with "I Do" and preceding Denmark's Sidsel Ben Semmane with "Twist of Love".

"No No Never" was also issued as a single in German-speaking Europe, serving as the second release from Texas Lightning's first album, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (2005), in 2006.

Written and composed by Australian-born band member Jane Comerford, the unusual choice of country as the genre resulted in BBC commentator Terry Wogan asking jokingly and with a rough approximation of the appropriate accent "are we in Athens, Georgia?"

As a member of the "Big Five," Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on 20 May 2006.

"No No Never" was succeeded as the German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 by Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".