The song gained recognition through TikTok in late 2021,[1] and was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio on February 1, 2022, as the third single from Public Displays of Affection.

[6][7] Initially, Long did not plan to include the song on her EP Public Displays of Affection, but it became a last-minute addition to the project.

[6] Shortly after, actress Bre-Z (a friend of Long's) and her fiancé Chris made a video of their relationship, accompanied by the song.

[8] Elias Leight of Rolling Stone wrote, "There's not much that's dry and bland about Renea's 'Hrs and Hrs', a decadent R&B ballad — shot through with honeyed, high-wire runs, acrobatic ad-libs, and references to three different kinds of showers (champagne, thunder, traditional) — that went viral over the holidays.

In the week ending January 6, the song reached number 34 on the Hot 100, with 11.5 million streams in the United States (up 89%) and 3,500 downloads sold (up 81%).