It was released on 3 March 2014 as the fourth and final single from his self-titled 2013 debut studio album, James Arthur.

Arthur had responded to Worthless with his vitriolic diss track "Hey Mickey" issuing string of slurs directed at Worthless, rapping "Hilarious, precarious you Talibani confused, imbellic mimic of a gimmick" adding the homophobic slur "You fucking queer".

[3][4] This sparked outrage among the LGBT community and led to Twitter spats with comedians Frankie Boyle and Matt Lucas, and singer Lucy Spraggan.

The petition stated that Arthur is "a talented singer who needs to be heard" and urged BBC Radio 1 to play "Get Down".

The track was advertised as the "third installment" off the upcoming mixtape, but ultimately didn't make the final cut.

[23] A music video for River's version was shot in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and was directed by Abstrakte and produced by MadRuk Ent.

River's version of the track was featured prominently in the second season of the popular web series Teenagers.