mauboy told fairfax media that she planned to use her eurovision exposure as a way in to tour europe. ahead of her performance, mauboy revealed little about her song and even its title was kept under wraps. she did, however, mention that it was an original song written especially for her eurovision performance and that it "would not only reflect her indigenous heritage but resonate with the european cultures competing." mauboy also hinted that the song would be similar in tempo to her 2013 single "to the end of the earth". it was later revealed on 6 may 2014 that the song would be called "sea of flags". following mauboy's performance of "sea of flags", it was immediately released on itunes in australia and throughout europe.