Written by Ayra Starr and produced by London, it is an Afropop song with empowering lyrics about pursuing one's dreams despite detractors and other people's negative opinions.

It peaked atop Nigeria's TurnTable Top 50, making Ayra Starr the first female artist in the history of the chart to reach number-one with a solo song.

On 19 July, she posted the teaser trailer for the new album on social media, revealing the title as 19 & Dangerous and its release date to be 6 August.

[1] After its premiere, Ayra Starr uploaded a 22-second video clip onto Twitter of her listening to the song with producer London in a recording studio.

In terms of musical notation, the song was composed using 44 common time, performed in the key of G♯ minor, with a moderate tempo of 105 beats per minute.

She revealed that "[she] was unapologetic and assertive on it – something people [her] age often struggle to be, and [she] want [her] fans to feel that way when they listen to it, liberated of societal standards and expectations."

In an interview with NotJustOk, she stated that in the middle of the chorus, "Na my pastor say I be my healer, everything I desire I go receive", she was affirming herself as the controller of her own fate.

"[9] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork found that "Bloody Samaritan" while fundamentally Afropop exhibits influences from neo-soul and freestyle rap.

"[10] NME's Sophie Williams said the song "hinges on this unshakable confidence, full of vivid, bolshy kiss-offs to the haters, wondering how to be someone they’ll envy for eternity.