The song is a single off of Basement's fourth studio album, Beside Myself, scheduled for release on October 12, 2018.
"[7] Vocalist and lyricist Andrew Fisher described the song as being about his efforts to try to do a better job of living in the moment: 'Be Here Now' is about how hard I find it to feel content with what I'm doing, when I'm doing it.
I struggle to enjoy what I'm currently doing because I'm comparing it to a time in my past when I was 'truly' happy, or thinking about being somewhere else in the future when I believe I will be way happier than now.
"[8] Musically, the song was described by Billboard as a "melodic rocker" that "strikes a cozy balance between the grunge textures that used to rule alternative radio and classic emo influences".
[1] The song has a more somber and reflective sound to it, and was compared to the work of the band Jimmy Eat World.