[1] A short film of the same name was released on July 14, 2015—documenting Barthe's struggles with depression, attempted suicide, and weight loss journey.

A cover of Anita Baker's "Angel", featuring John Legend, was released as the album's third single on December 23, 2014.

An abridged version of the cover first appeared on John Legend's fourth studio album, Love in the Future, as an interlude.

[5] The single would become Barthe's highest performing release, peaking at number twenty-three on US Billboard's Adult R&B Songs.

Bobby Carter of npr music proclaimed, "BEcoming is all about brutal, fearless honesty ... when taken as a whole, it feels like a powerful and necessary purge.