[3] About the lyrics, the rapper said, "'Astronaut in the Ocean' touches on mental depression, how I was stuck in a place of anxiety and feeling low.

"[4] The song was first released through Teamwrk Records on 8 June 2019, achieving minor success within Australia and becoming Masked Wolf's most popular single at the time.

[citation needed] However, in late 2020, the track started to gain attention on social media by being used in a number of twitter videos.

By that time, the song had already reached more than 32 million streams on Spotify and was steadily gaining more traction through social media and clips on TikTok.

[8]The "Astronaut in the Ocean" music video was directed by Daniele Cernera, who also served as the director of photography, and 1st AC Sophian Ferey.

The video received widespread recognition for its creative and high-quality production value, with over 350 million views on YouTube and 2+ billion plays on digital platforms.