[2] According to Serhat, he was called by Radiotelevisione della Repubblica di San Marino to make a song for Eurovision.

[3] The lyrics speak of cheering up a sad person, saying to look past dark times and to focus on good things.

[5] After initially exploring the use of 1in360 for a second year, San Marino ultimately opted to return to an internal selection process.

[8] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

On 28 January 2019, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in.