Germany will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The German entry was selected through the national final Unser Lied für Lissabon, organised by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). Michael Schulte won the national final with the song "You Let Me Walk Alone"

As a member of the "Big 5", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-one times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956. Germany has won the contest on two occasions: in 1982 with the song "Ein bißchen Frieden" performed by Nicole and in 2010 with the song "Satellite" performed by Lena. Germany, to this point, has been noted for having competed in the contest more than any other country; they have competed in every contest since the first edition in 1956 except for the 1996 contest when the nation was eliminated in a pre-contest elimination round. In 2017, the German entry "Perfect Life" performed by Levina placed second-to-last out of twenty-six competing songs with five points.

The German national broadcaster, ARD, broadcasts the event within Germany and delegates the selection of the nation's entry to the regional broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). NDR confirmed that Germany would participate in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 16 May 2017. From 2013 to 2016, multi-artist national finals had determined both the songs and performers to compete at Eurovision for Germany. In 2017, the broadcaster reverted back to a casting show format for the national final, similar to the format previously used in 2010 and 2012. For their 2018 entry, ARD announced on 8 June 2017 that the broadcaster would organise a national final with a new selection format.

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