Standing Still (Roman Lob song)

As a member of the "Big Five," Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 on 26 May 2012.^[5] Lob took part in technical rehearsals on 19 and 20 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 25 and 26 May.^[6] The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by through another draw on 20 March 2012, and as one of the five wildcard countries, Germany chose to perform in position 20, following the entry from Spain and before the entry from Malta.^[7]

The German performance saw Lob performing on stage in a white cap and a dark open shirt with a white t-shirt inside with two guitarists, a drummer and a pianist. The stage colours were dark with white spotlights and the LED screens displayed a dark background that transitioned from single moving red dots to white lights towards the end of the song which created a starry sky effect.^[8][9] The four musicians that joined Lob on stage were Alexander Linster, Marc Awounou, Thomas Fietz and Tobias Schmitz.^[10]

Germany eventually placed eighth in the final, scoring 110 points.^[11] Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Lob had placed sixth with the public televote and tenth with the jury vote. In the public vote, he scored 125 points and in the jury vote the nation scored 98 points.^[12] Lob's placing was Germany's third top ten placement in a row but would remain the country's last entry to achieve a top ten result in the contest until Michael Schulte's "You Let Me Walk Alone" in 2018.