Prior to joining the online video platform TikTok, Poarch enrolled in the United States Navy when she was 20 and left it when she was 23.

[1] The celebrity joined the platform in January 2020 and in August, she published the most-liked TikTok video, which depicts her lip synching to Millie B's "M to the B (Soph Aspin Send)".

[7][8] Poarch co-wrote it with Salem Ilese, Sub Urban, David Arkwright, Justin Gammella, and Elie Rizk, while the latter five produced it alongside Stefan Max.

[9] Writing for The New York Times, Jon Pareles noticed that the track contains "tinkly toy-piano sounds" and "perky la-las" that "accompany [Poarch] as she points out that women aren't consumer products".

[11] It was also revealed in September 2022 that singer Rosè of k-pop girl group Blackpink had recorded a verse for the song which was never released.

In the leaked demo Rosè sings "Boys want 50 shades of pink, someone sweet as roses but my thorns can really sting, I’m not sugarcoating.

"[12][13][14] Talking to Billboard, she revealed that the song is mainly "about accepting yourself and embracing imperfections and your flaws", while also saying she wants "people to realize that [they] don’t have to be perfect".

[8] I-D's George Griffiths declared that Poarch "coos over the unrealistic standards men hold women to", while Robin Murray of Clash opined that the song "focusses [sic] on female empowerment".

[3] Hattie Collins of Vogue said that the song "demonstrates both her innate musical talent and ambitions as an artist" and noted Poarch is "deftly dismantling the impossible standards of beauty that we are put under".

[17] The song reached its peak position of 56 two weeks later, and attained a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US.

[20][21][22] It further peaked within the top 30 in Australia,[23] Czech Republic,[24] Finland,[25] Hungary,[26] Ireland,[27] New Zealand,[28] Norway,[29] Slovakia,[30] and on the Billboard Global 200.