The recording was written by Brown, Nadir Khayat, John Mamann, Jean Claude Sindres, Yohanne Simon and Teddy Sky and produced by RedOne.

[2] The recording was preceded by the release of her debut single "We Run the Night" which peaked at number five in Australia and certified triple platinum.

[5][6] Her third single, "Big Banana", also gained platinum status in Australia and, along with "We Run the Night", peaked at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs charts.

[10] Brown announced the release of "Flashing Lights" by posting a video message on her official Instagram page, accompanied by two remixes by Richard Vission and Razor n' Guido.

[15] "Flashing Lights" debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at its peak, number sixty-eight on 31 August 2013 spending only two weeks in the top 100.