The song features vocals from Dicky, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Zac Brown, Brendon Urie, Hailee Steinfeld, Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Adam Levine, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Sia, Miley Cyrus, Lil Jon, Rita Ora, Miguel, Katy Perry, Lil Yachty, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, Joel Embiid, Tory Lanez, John Legend, Psy, Bad Bunny, Kris Wu, Backstreet Boys, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

[4] It was also reported that Canadian singer Justin Bieber would return to music as a guest feature on a new Lil Dicky song.

Co-directed by Nigel Tierney of Emmy-winning studio RYOT (the studio that made Behind the Fence VR), Federico Heller of 3Dar (the studio that made Uncanny Valley), Oddbot Animation, and Iconic Engine,[7][8] the animated video is told from the perspective of several animals affected by climate change, with their voices being provided by 30 celebrities and singer-songwriters.

In a Pitchfork review, Jeremy D. Larson panned "Earth" as a "terrible song" that "sounds less like a charity single and more like a theme to a downmarket Disney clone made explicitly to launder money for an offshore criminal enterprise".

[10] List of guest vocalists with the role each plays in the song (animal character names are the stated phrase after "I'm a" at the beginning of each new line):[11] ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.