It was written by the artist alongside producer Troy Oliver and recorded for his third studio album, The Life (2001).

American rapper Pop Smoke sampled the song on his hit track released in 2020, "What You Know Bout Love".

[2] "Differences" was written by Ginuwine along with Troy Oliver, while production was helmed by the latter.

[3] In an interview with Blogcritics, Ginuwine commented on the background to the track: "That song was really during a time when I was going through a depressed state because of my dad and my mom had passed.

He was saying, 'The only way they're gonna know you're meaning it is if you close your eyes and you just talk to God.'