After finishing third on the second season of The X Factor US the group was signed to Epic Records though Syco Music.

The lead single from the album, "Boss", debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning the group their first top fifty entry.

The group's third and final single, "Worth It" featuring American rapper Kid Ink,[2] debuted at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming a sleeper hit and staying in the charts for twenty-three weeks before peaking at number 12, earning Fifth Harmony their first top twenty entry in the United States.

Since its release, the song has been certified quadruple-platinum in the United States, double-platinum in Australia and Canada and platinum in five other countries.

The following year, the group released their lead single from their sophomore studio album, 7/27, titled "Work from Home".

Two months later, the group's self-titled album Fifth Harmony was released and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard 200.

"Por Favor", Fifth Harmony's duet with Pitbull, was released as the third single from the Spotify 11-track re-release of the album, and charted in some Spanish-speaking countries.