The song was released through Disruptor and Columbia Records on June 24, 2022, as the second single from her debut studio album, Alchemical: Volume 1 (2023).

The video stars Cameron as a business executive and depicts an alternative world where the traditional gender roles are reversed.

[1] Cameron stated that she felt "incredibly disempowered as a young woman" at the time, and was inspired to express her feelings about the gender dynamics in society.

[6] Cameron wrote "Breakfast" alongside Delacey, Jesse Finkelstein, and Evan Blair, while the latter was the producer and recording engineer.

The critic praised the song's "drama" and Cameron's vocal performance, which includes "a smokiness and not-too-subtle hint of danger", and compared it positively to other contemporary artists of the genre.

[11] In a review for The Guardian, Shaad D'Souza believed that the song's hook was "shamelessly" inspired by "Diet Mountain Dew" (2012) by the American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, she felt empowered to reimagine it as a statement about the gender roles in society.

[1][8] Inspired by Mad Men and The Stepford Wives,[1] the video depicts an alternative world in which the gender roles are reversed.