The group were chosen to represent the United Kingdom in the 1972 "Eurovision Song Contest". They entered with the song "Beg, Steal or Borrow", which was chosen by viewers of BBC1's "" show from six shortlisted songs performed by the group on a weekly basis. They went on to finish in second place at the Eurovision final in Edinburgh, where the group received the biggest cheer of the night from the partisan audience. The song was a No. 2 hit in the UK and sold well in Europe. Around this time, they also charted highly with their most successful album, "We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", which reached No. 2. Another top five hit came with the next single, "Circles" in mid 1972. At the end of the year, the group took part in the BBC's anniversary TV show Fifty Years Of Music.