[1] The track was co-written with Caroline Polachek in Echo Park, Los Angeles, and produced solely by Rodriguez.

[2] Lyrically, the song is about an incident that negatively affected Rodriguez but now causes her to "laugh with joy" every time she hears it.

[3] Rodriguez addresses her detractors over a tropical beat with "gauzy, tinkling synths" that is accentuated by handclaps.

[4][5] Eugenie Johnson of DIY gave it a positive review, stating that, "as a statement of intent and a declaration of self-confidence and empowerment, it doesn’t get much stronger than this.

"[7] The Fader's Leah Mandel opined it as "best kind of kiss-off—one that takes heartbreak and anger and twists it into self-empowerment and pop gold.