It was announced in January 2012 that "Helena Beat" was the most-played track on Australian radio station Triple J in 2011.

[4] "Helena Beat" was written by the group's lead songwriter Mark Foster to embody the attitude of the drug culture within Hollywood.

Foster composed the song using the Logic Pro software; the original project file for "Helena Beat" is included in new copies of the application.

[6] The video begins with singer Mark Foster fleeing from a destroyed Los Angeles in a dystopian future along with his dog – inspired by the film Mad Max.

The song was used in the films 21 Jump Street and Boyhood, as well as the TV series Late Show with David Letterman and The Vampire Diaries