"Babe" was written by Hyuna, Shinsadong Tiger and Beom X Nang and was produced by the latter two.
[1][2] At the surface-level, the song appears to be written about a relationship, but it draws parallels to her experiences in the music industry with the hook revolving around needing approval, changing against her will, and being infantilized.
[9] The song placed at number 17 on the chart for the month of September 2017, as a hot track, with 193,586 downloads sold.
[12] A music video teaser was released on August 27, 2017, through Hyuna's official YouTube channel.
[15][16] The singer started live performances on MBC Music's Show Champion on August 30[14] and continued on Mnet's M Countdown on August 31, KBS' Music Bank on September 1, MBC's Show!