The song was sent to radio stations across South Africa in March 2014, and debuted at number one on Metro FM, 5FM and YFM.

[3] "Congratulate" was produced by Tazzy, a member of the funk band Muzart.

[5] In early 2014, he told SABC he recorded "Congratulate" to relate with ordinary people and that the song is about one celebrating the positive milestones in their lives.

[6] In May 2015, "Congratulate" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa.

[8] On 1 May 2014, the accompanying music video for the song was released and uploaded to YouTube at a total length of 4 minutes and 2 seconds.