The song was written by Wayne Sermon, Daniel Platzman, Dan Reynolds, and Ben McKee, along with Aja Volkman and Jorgen Odegard, with the latter handling production.

[2] The song was co-written by Imagine Dragons lead vocalist Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman shortly before they separated.

Maraton's single was released in February 2018, while Imagine Dragons’ song dropped nine months later in November 2018.

[4][5][6][7] Idolator called the song a "brutally honest breakup anthem", and described it as "raw and stripped back".

It was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and was filmed at Green Valley High School, in Henderson, Nevada.