It appears as the fifth track on the band's fifth studio album, The Maybe Man, released on November 10, 2023 through Mercury Records.

In 2022, band member Ryan Met had a bank teller friend who often stated "but you know, inertia" in response to his own discontentment with his career.

The song's melody and title were interpolated from this moment, with the hook being sung by Ryan and backing vocalist Cat Capps.

The remainder of the song's vocals are led by Jack Met, who lyrically lists other life examples to which the scientific concept of inertia applies.

[4] This effect was achieved using a green screen to film the band and macro shots of the objects to alter their size appearance.