Canadian record label Monstercat released it on 26 July 2018 as the first single from Pegboard Nerds' sixth EP, Full Hearts.

Odden and Parsberg liked the vocals and flew to London for a week to work on the collaboration with Swire and McGrillen in the latter's studio.

In a Twitter post, Swire wrote that Odden and Parsberg "reminded me that house music is better when you use cool synths, and I taught them that dubstep just leads to ass-eating competitions.

"[9] Maria Clinton of EDM Identity wrote that the lyrics lead into "a fantastic voyage full of quirky Pegboard Nerds character and a drop that reads Knife Party all over it.

[11] Writing for Run The Trap, Omar Serrano described Knife Party and Pegboard Nerds as two of "dance music's most revered acts", writing that the song was a "heart-pounding single boasts a boisterous and uplifting build that gives way to a piercing Electro drop that provides the unrelenting tune with its fast pace energy.