The song, as of February 11, 2025, has amassed over 1.7 billion streams on Spotify.

[2] Gonzalez was inspired to write the song after he and two women he had dated had "big ambitions" but were "stuck" in their hometown, which felt "impossible" to get out of.

Gonzalez then moved to New York City, but the two women remained in their hometown.

"[3] "Apocalypse" was released on March 21, 2017, as part of the band's 2017 self-titled debut album.

[4][5] The song went viral in 2022, following its use on a TikTok trend where a childhood photograph is used to remind one to be kinder to theirselves.