[1] A dance-pop song, it was written by Florrie, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Toby Scott, Fred Falke, MNEK, Keith Reid, and Cristopher Thompson, and produced by the Xenomania team.

The promotional video also stars Florrie wearing products of the company, such as clothing, shoes, underwear, among others.

Niall McMurray stated of the song that it is "one of those incredibly simple, astonishingly effective records in which the verse and chorus turn out to be the same thing",[3] praising the catchy sounds of the hook.

Florrie re-recorded "I Took a Little Something", subtitled "2024 Version", for her long-awaited debut studio album, The Lost Ones, released on June 14, 2024, through Xenomania UK Limited and BMG.

[6] The song length was cut to 3 minutes and 30 seconds, and was extensively rewritten and features a new structure.