In a Wiwibloggs interview, she described the song as from the perspective of a character who took "risks that [they] really believed would pay off and [later] reflecting on the consequences of that gamble that went wrong in life or love".

[2] The song was officially announced to compete in Eurosong 2015 and later premiered on 9 February 2015 on a radio broadcast of The Ray D'Arcy Show.

Irish television and radio presenter Marty Whelan praised the song, stating that, "I think we could do well this year...

"[8] Irish Examiner writer Karl Fradgley stated that the song was "one of [Ireland's] best entries to date...

[10] Ireland's broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organized a five-entry competition, Eurosong 2015 with a singular grand final held on 27 February 2015 to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

[11] "Playing with Numbers" was announced to compete in Eurosong 2015 and premiered on 9 February 2015 on an episode of The Ray D'Arcy Show that was broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1.

[14] The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 took place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria and consisted of two semi-finals held on 19 and 21 May, respectively, and the final on 23 May 2015.

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.

[19] When full semi-split results were released, the song was revealed to have scored 35 points, securing 12th place.