It was originally planned to be released as the fourth single in January 2014 but was shelved in favor of "Love Runs Out".

In an interview with People magazine, he said, "The whole idea, to quote the late great Robin Williams from Dead Poets Society, is very much 'carpe diem'."

On September 18, Arty released a remix for the song, which he describes on his website as "taken elements from the original and worked them into a melody-drenched progressive house ballad, successfully repositioning the track for the dance floor.

[14][15] On October 1, the group performed the song at the Mercedes-Benz media night for the Paris Motor Show to help launch the B-Class Electric Drive.

[21] It also served as the tribute song for the retirement ceremony of Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

[22] ESPN has used it on multiple programs, including SportsCenter and First Take, while Jordan Smith, the winner of season 9 of The Voice, sang the song in a promotional music video of NBC for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

NBC used the song in commercials for The Office and Parks and Recreation,[27] while ABC featured it in multiple ads for its 2017 drama The Good Doctor and the final season of Modern Family in 2019.

The song is also used as the background music for Huawei Mate 10 commercial, with Naomi Watts and Anna Kendrick.

[28] Camilla Cassidy of The Edge also gave it four out of five stars, describing the song as an anthem for hope and empowerment, with meaningful lyrics and a wistful tone that inspires listeners, however, she found its delivery to be somewhat absent, and "neither somber nor particularly energetic".

[29] Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush described the track as having "a funky, lived-in energy, and is looser than many of its counterparts.

[32] Matt Collar of AllMusic grouped the song among the album's "clearing house for mainstream pop sensibilities".