It was co-written by the duo alongside Reggi el Auténtico, Georgia Ku, Andrés Castro, Jonas Jurström, Victor Thell, Mr. Naisgai and Caleb Calloway.

"Cambia el Paso" was released as a standalone single on July 5, 2021, by Nuyorican Productions and Sony Music Latin.

[5] Over the next few days, Lopez posted a series of 12-second snippets of "Cambia el Paso" on her Instagram account,[6] leading up to the June 29 announcement that the single would be released on July 5.

[12][13] Shortly after they finished filming, Lopez posted a photo from the shoot on Instagram with the caption: "There's only one... Good things coming...", with the hashtag #CambiaElPaso.

[11] The music video "opens on Lopez breaking free from a contentious situation, before she discovers joy dancing in the streets and on a beach.