Israeli song. The next line – "ani od khay, khay, khay" ("I'm still alive, alive, alive") – is a direct quote of the hook from Israel's upbeat (and apolitical) second-place-winning 1983 Eurovision entry, "Khay". But this quote, exuberant and triumphant in "Khay", here is (perhaps slyly) repurposed as just part of the nervous narrator's thought – "I'm still alive, alive, alive" it begins, then concludes (no longer apolitical), "and if the situation remains as frightening as it has been, only then I will say / I'm gonna push the button" (i.e. "I'm gonna push the button" in the final chorus, a response to "they're gonna push the button" in the first chorus and "he's gonna push the button" in the second chorus). The politically charged lyrical content caused some controversy. While the message of the song is unclear, some suggest that the song is a reflection of the anxiety of some Israelis about the threat of nuclear war with Iran. This interpretation assumes that the lyrics "He's gonna push the button" refer to the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Despite earlier statements that it had an inappropriate message and might be banned from the 2007 contest, Eurovision Song Contest organizers approved the Israeli entry. The song (and the controversy) was reported in BBC News due to its content. As Israel had not finished the previous contest in the top 10, the song had to compete in the semi-final. Here, it was performed second, following 's Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov with "Water" and preceding ' Evridiki with "Comme ci, comme ça". At the close of voting, it had received 17 points, placing 24th in a field of 28 and thus missing out on qualification for the final and requiring Israel to qualify through the semi-final at the next Contest. Commercial releases There are three commercial releases of the song in Israel with various B-sides. The first is a promotional CD called Kdam Erovizyon 2007 with the B-sides "Salaam Salami", "12 Points", "Voulez Vous" and "Yoshvim bebeit kafe" (the title track from their 2001 album), distributed to Eurovision selectors. The second was also a promotional release, with the B-sides "Money Trees Forever" (an English version of the track "Hora nadlanim" from the group's then-recent album Radio/Musika/Ivrit) and "Croque Madame Croque Monsieur". The third was a commercial CD single with the instrumental and vocal tracks as separate B-sides. During Kobi Oz' solo career