Despite the successful placement of the song, Denmark did not participate in the 1996 contest, as the qualification rules had been changed to require "all" competing countries barring the host nation to qualify - something the Danes were unable to accomplish. The performance was, however, enough to qualify Denmark as one of the entrants in the next Contest. Hence, it was succeeded as Danish representative at the 1997 contest by Kølig Kaj with "Stemmen i mit liv".