The song went to radio on September 9, 2013[2] with the official music video published on October 2, 2013.

[3] According to lead vocalist Ivan Moody, after 24 months of travelling what seemed to be every part of the world and shaking hands with a large number of people, that even though he was doing what he always dreamed of, that he was psychologically and physically depleted.

Because he lost track of time, the flights, the hours on the tour bus and the concerts all seemed to blur together with his relatives and companions becoming a distant relic of the past.

Every wish, every dream, every idea comes to existence only through blood, sweat, and sacrifice... we are all Battle Born".

Because the ensemble tours ten months per year, the tune was a way for lead vocalist Ivan Moody to release all of the tension built up during that time.