The United Kingdom held a national selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. It was held on 7 February 1964 and presented by David Jacobs.

Matt Monro was chosen to sing the entry and juries made up of members of the public in sixteen UK cities selected I Love the Little Things for him to sing at the Eurovision final, where it placed 2nd in the contest. Monro released all six songs from the UK final on an Extended Play maxi single A Song for Europe, which reached number 16 in the EP top 20 chart. He subsequently released the winning song on single, with the runner up on the B-Side, but this single failed to reach the official UK Singles Chart.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1964

Draw	Song	Place	Points
1	"Choose"	4	16
2	"It's Funny How You Know"	6	11
3	"I Love the Little Things"	1	87
4	"I've Got the Moon on My Side"	2	43
5	"Ten Out of Ten"	5	15
6	"Beautiful, Beautiful"	3	20

At Eurovision

"I Love the Little Things" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest.

At the Eurovision the BBC TV commentary was provided by David Jacobs, whilst Ian Fenner provided radio commentary for British Forces Radio.

The Austrian entry in the 1964 contest "Warum nur, warum?", performed by songwriter Udo Jürgens, caught Monro's ear, despite its sixth-place finish, and he recorded an English version titled "Walk Away" (lyric by Monro's manager Don Black), earning him another hit single late in 1964.

Voting

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
5 points	Norway Switzerland
3 points	Finland
1 point	Austria France Germany Netherlands

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
5 points	Italy
3 points	Finland
1 point	Netherlands

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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Discography National selection (Contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Hugues Aufray Arne Bendiksen António Calvário Gigliola Cinquetti Robert Cogoi Anneke Grönloh Udo Jürgens Sabahudin Kurt Lasse Mårtenson Matt Monro Nora Nova Rachel Romuald Bjørn Tidmand Tim, Nelly and Tony Anita Traversi
Songs	"Caracola" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Dès que le printemps revient" "I Love the Little Things" "I miei pensieri" "Jij bent mijn leven" "Laiskotellen" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Non ho l'età" "Oração" "Où sont-elles passées" "Près de ma rivière" "Sangen om dig" "Spiral" "Warum nur, warum?" "Život je sklopio krug"