[5] The track was produced by Smokeasac and IIVI, and written by George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Michael Blackburn and the artists themselves.

The song is Lil Peep's third highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 following his death on November 15, 2017.

[7] In the United States, following Lil Peep's death, "Awful Things" debuted at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week beginning December 9, 2017, becoming Lil Peep's highest charting song in the country,[8] gaining 8.4 million streams and selling 3,000 downloads according to Nielsen Music, in the week ending November 23, 2017.

Brion, with Olivia Stiglich being the story writer and Graeme Barrett, acting as the creative consultant.

American band Good Charlotte performed a cover of the song on December 2, 2017, during Peep's memorial service in Long Beach, New York.