The mid-tempo electro-R&B song was written by Amanda Ghost, Lopez, Pitbull and Pharrell Williams, while production was handled by The Neptunes.

Lopez eventually decided to record the song and release it as a promotional single in anticipation of her seventh studio album Love?

An accompanying music video for "Fresh Out the Oven" was directed by Jonas Akerlund, which features the use of repetitious images for a hypnotic effect and avoids showing any of the actors' faces until the final act.

Following the commercial and critical failure of her sixth studio album Brave (2007)—and while pregnant with twins Max and Emme—Lopez began working on new music for a future project in 2008.

[4] In June 2009, Lopez told MTV's Larry Carol that the songs hinted at the musical direction of her then-upcoming seventh studio album.

[1] On the red carpet of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009, Pitbull revealed that he had recorded a new track with Lopez that would be released as the first single from her then-upcoming seventh studio album.

[10] According to Tamar Anitai of MTV Buzzworthy, the song is a throwback "to her dancehall / dance-chart days" and a reminder that "she'll always be that Fly Girl".

[11] An editor from website Código Venezuela named the song "a theme that blends hip hop with electronic sounds, leaving a sensual interpretation by Lopez while her partner makes its peculiar mixture of Spanish with English".

[13] Nick Levine from Digital Spy said of the song when it first appeared online, "Truth be told, the track's a pretty standard sexy electro-R&B jam, but the Lola persona is reasonably intriguing, even if it does have a hint of the Sasha Fierce to it.

Because of this, if accompanied by a good video with awesome choreography – the kind Lopez knows how to do so well – and enough promotion, this could turn into a massive hit on all fronts.

For her welcome-back single, Lola joins forces with fellow Latino Pitbull over a typically synth-driven Pharrell beat to show the world that even though she’s years removed from the peak of her career, she’s still 'Fresh out the Oven'.

"[15] Ryan Brockington of the New York Post gave a positive review of the song, saying it has a "tight, sassy, radio friendly sound".

He continued by stating that: "The track's surprising hottness could be because she not only tapped Pitbull to appear but she also had hit-makers the Neptunes produce the puppy".

[21] Rumors surfaced that Lopez had adopted Lola, as her alter-ego, however, this was confirmed as false by the president of Epic Records, Amanda Ghost.