[2] It was written by all three artists alongside Syed Hossain, Derrick Milano, and producers Crazy Mike, Juicy J, & Bone Collector, with additional writing credits going to Earl On The Beat, JT (from City Girls), and Lil Yachty for the sampling of City Girls' 2019 song "Act Up";[3] the song was produced by Bone Collector, Juicy J, and Crazy Mike and engineered by Irving Gadoury.

[5] On Billboard's Rhythmic Songs airplay chart, it became Megan Thee Stallion's first number one, Nicki Minaj's eighth, and Ty Dolla Sign's third.

[6] In July 2019, the term "hot girl summer" went viral on social media and subsequently became a meme prior to the release of the song.

[7] The title originally stems from a line on "Cash Shit" where the rapper calls herself "thee hot girl".

[15] Megan performed the song for the first time at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, in a medley with "Cash Shit".