As Iceland had not finished the 2004 Contest in the top 10, the song was performed in the semi-final. Here, it was performed tenth (following the Netherlands' Glennis Grace with "My Impossible Dream" and preceding Belgium's Nuno Resende with "Le grand soir"). At the close of voting, it had received 52 points, placing 16th in a field of 25 - thus failing to qualify for the final and ensuring that Iceland would need to qualify from the semi-final at their next Contest appearance. The song had been favoured to progress to the final, based on Selma's previous success at the 1999 Contest.