[4][5] In an interview with The Guardian on 18 August 2012, Ware revealed that she originally wanted to create "clubbier numbers" for her debut project, which eventually saw the singer approaching producer Julio Bashmore for a recording session.

The duo then started "flicking" through a hip-hop magazine, eventually alighting on an image of late Puerto Rican–American rapper Big Pun in a "yellow PVC suit" while sitting on a throne.

[6] During her first US gig at New York City's The Box Monday night, however, the singer announced that the title would be changed to "If You're Never Gonna Move" instead, due to a dispute over the sample used in the track.

Characterized as a "downbeat, R&B-infected" electronica track, the song was written in the D major key with a tempo of 101 beat-per-minute, and runs a total length of three minutes and twenty-seven seconds.

Priya Elan, Assistant Editor of NME gave the song a positive review stating, "Ware’s sizzled out Sade-like dubstep has had a baby with electro-pop – and it’s called ‘110%’.

"[10] In 2014, Pitchfork named the track the 134th best of the decade so far and stated that "it's a testament to the inherent strengths of Ware's affably weightless voice and Bashmore's skipping production that [the removal of the Big Pun sample] had zero effect on the lasting power of "110%" and its winsome dance-pop.