It was directed by Duncan Winecoff and features Oh Land as a piano player working for a ballet studio instructor, portrayed by Helena Christensen.

Additionally, several musicians contributed to the track, including drummer Nathaniel Morton and Zeph Showers who served as the head audio engineer and mixer.

[9] According to Paul MacInnes from The Guardian, the lyrics serve as a "plea to a lover about the pitfalls of excess"; the song opens with Oh Land singing, "Small boy, big dreams / Going in for a bite", which is "sublimely literal".

[1] Kayleigh Watson, an editor for Renowned for Sound, liked the "impish yet cutesy quality" of the song, calling it part of Wish Bone's "magically imaginative mental joyride".

[11] In a mixed review, Christopher Monk from musicOMH felt that the song (and the parent album) was not "lacking in hooks" and considered it one of Wish Bone's strongest tracks, but overall said that it (along with "Bird in an Aeroplane" and "Pyromaniac") cannot match the quality or catchiness of her previous singles, listing "Sun of a Gun" and "White Nights" as two examples.

It tells the story of a male ballet dancer (Drew Minard) who works hard in order to receive the career of his dreams, although "he didn't have anyone to share it with" because he was overly determined.

[9] According to Winecoff, he would like to expand the video into a series of "three short films" with "Cherry on Top" serving as the very first one; he also said that over time "a larger storyline will emerge, having much to do with dance, music, love and the power of the human spirit".