In 2019, the band re-recorded the song in Māori as "Pōtere Ana / Drift Away", which was included on the compilation album Waiata / Anthems.

Sons of Zion's bassist Matt Sadgrove created the song's initial demo in 30 minutes, recording it as a voice memo.

[1] The song was inspired by the imagery of film Inception (2010), specifically the scene where Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, mourns the death of his wife on a beach.

[12] Anzel Singh of NZ Musician described "Drift Away" as the "most stripped song on [Vantage Point], feeling that the Māori strum guitar and backing vocals created "flashback[s] to moments of sweet escapes".

[8] The song was nominated for Single of the Year at the 2018 New Zealand Music Awards, losing to "Woke Up Late" by Drax Project.