[3] In her early twenties, Brooke Candy lived out of her car and worked as a stripper for the Seventh Veil club in Hollywood, as well as an intern for Rachel Zoe.

[4] She adopted an alarming, vibrant style and appearance that attracted the attention of producer Khris Lorenz, who approached her at a party and invited her into the studio to "try and make a song together".

[2] Candy stated in a 2014 interview with The New Zealand Herald that the song was written from a place of pent-up anger in response to slut-shaming and homophobia that she had experienced throughout her life.

[10] She sported pink dreadlocks and performed in a metallic bodysuit that loosely resembled a suit of armor, which she also wore in her own music video for "Das Me".

In an interview with Mykki Blanco, Candy stated her intentions behind the video: "I wanted it to be a visual representation of myself and the world I've created.