"Got Me Good" premiered alongside its music video on Ciara's birthday, October 25, 2012, and was released as a digital download two weeks later on November 6, 2012.

The song was originally going to impact US contemporary hit radio on November 20, 2012, but was pushed back to December 4, 2012.

in the United States and performed the song at the VH1 Divas special, as part of her tribute to Michael Jackson.

[1] In an interview with Rap-Up magazine in May 2011, Jerkins confirmed that he had met with Ciara regarding the future of her career, stating "We had a long talk.

In an interview with Broadcast Music Incorporated in March 2012, while elaborating on her future projects, songwriter, Ali Tamposi, announced that she and Livvi Franc (Olivia Waithe) would be doing the majority of the writing for the then-titled One Woman Army.

[6] "Got Me Good" samples the familiar girlhood rhyme but adds a twist, "My back is aching, my bra too tight, my booty's shaking from the left to the right"[7] Ciara said that the lyrics in the song "want people walking away feeling good, when they hear this song, I want them to be inspired and motivated to dance and be free and to love.

"[8] According to DJ Booth, the song features "ferociously danceable grooves fuse with the A-Town songstress’ flirtatious vocals" and a "high-energy cut meticulously crafted for club and radio rotation.

[12] "Got Me Good" was released in North America, Australia, and select European countries via digital download on November 6, 2012.

[15][16][17] Ciara performed "Got Me Good" as well as "Sorry" and past hits, "Goodies", "1, 2 Step" and "Like a Boy", on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

[19] She performed the song live on December 16, 2012, as part of the VH1 Divas special during her tribute to Michael Jackson.

Her backup dancers included Camren Bicondova, Kaelynn Gobert-Harris, Jaira Miller, Charlize Glass, Tiara Rapp, and Angel Gibbs of the dance crew 8 Flavahz, who had previously appeared in the music video.

They also said the song "is an even more pop-edged '1, 2 Step,' reminiscent of the electronic, fast-paced rhythms of 1980s girl rappers J.J. Fad, L'Trimm, and MC Luscious.

The R&B diva’s latest single, the fast-paced, ’90s-inspired dance jam ‘Got Me Good,’ garnered more than 65% of the fan votes, meaning all of you can get groove on to the club-ready track this weekend when it receives 20+ spins on PopCrush's radio show".

[29] The full video premiered on the Sony JumboTron in Times Square in New York City on October 25, 2012.

The video also follows in the long, strong tradition of female pop stars in the desert, alluding to the stomping dance moves of Mya‘s "Case Of The Ex" and the cars from M.I.A.‘s "Bad Girls".