It was released on December 1, 2016, as a promotional single from the former's sixth studio album, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' (2016).
The song, which contains a sample of "Deja Vu" by Mort Garson, was produced by Mike Dean, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi.
On December 1, 2016, the album was made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store, with "Baptized in Fire" as the "instant gratification track".
[3] Adrian Marcano from Inverse named it as the fourth best song from the album and wrote that it "goes extra hard with a deep bassy twang that we hear on a lot of records that Travis is on".
[4] Noisey wrote: "The brooding track finds both artists showcasing their signature, crawling harmonies".