The track was written by M.I.A., Skrillex, and Blaqstarr.

Production was handled by the latter two, alongside Tom Manaton.

The song premiered on Annie Mac's eponymous radio show on 14 July 2016 and was self-released worldwide the following day as a digital download under exclusive license to Interscope Records.

It only consists of a series of surface mining site explosions as M.I.A.

has revealed she did not want to feature any human beings in the video.