Written by Sivan, Peter Svensson, Leland and its producer Oscar Holter, the song was released by EMI Music Australia on 2 May 2018, as the third single from his second studio album of the same name.
Like: 'Katy Perry Teenage Dream' pop", deeming it "the most subversively queer song on the album".It's that light, sonically.
The app contains a video, in which Sivan can be seen seated on a bed with a male partner sleeping behind him, which was revealed to be his then boyfriend Jacob Bixenman.
[9][10][11] As the song progresses, Sivan "moves into a second chorus and rides a wave of sparkling beats to a heady crescendo".
[14][15] The video, animated by the 3D artist Jason Ebeyer,[16] finds an Ex Machina-type simulacrum of Sivan floating in his fantasy land.
Idolator's Mike Nied opined that "the contrast between the natural shapes and the hard lines of the buildings add some depth to the visual, and it definitely leaves a lasting impression".
It shows Sivan posing in drag outfits with flowers, and in a Draco Malfoy-esque ensemble, Greek muse busts and muscled arms flexing.