Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The German entry was selected through the national final Unser Song für Malmö, which was organised by the public broadcasters NDR and ARD.Cascada represented Germany with the song "Glorious", which placed 21st and scored 18 points in the final.

On 23 November 2012, NDR announced that the German national final would take place at the TUI Arena in Hanover on 14 February 2013. Like in the previous three years, the national final was co-produced by production company Brainpool, which co-produced the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf and the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku as well. However, collaboration with private broadcaster ProSieben terminated after three years. The show was hosted by Anke Engelke.

Twelve acts were selected to participate in the final. The selection was made by a seven-member expert jury consisting of representatives of NDR, Brainpool and major record labels. Eleven of the twelve acts that would compete on the final were revealed on 17 December 2012. The remaining contestant was announced on 21 December 2012.

The winner was determined by a three-part voting procedure. The week prior to the final, the entries were aired on nine ARD radio channels and listeners were able to vote for their favourite song by means of online voting. In the show itself, the public was able to vote via telephone and SMS, and a five-member jury comprising music and entertainment experts voted as well. Each of the three parts of the voting weighted equally. The expert jury consisted of Tim Bendzko (singer-songwriter), Roman Lob (singer, German Eurovision entrant in 2012), Anna Loos (actress and singer), Mary Roos (singer and actress, German Eurovision entrant in 1972 and 1984) and Peter Urban (musician and radio host, German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest).

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