Kazumi Takayama, Ranze Terada, Erika Ikuta, Mai Shinuchi and Minami Hoshino participated as their last single with the group.

[3] On August 26, the single's title "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was announced, and the full-length song was aired for the first time at Tokyo FM's radio show School of Lock!

in the part of Nogizaka Lock!, in which the center Haruka Kaki is a regular cast,[4][5] and announced track listing on the following day.

[10] The cover artworks were designed by Kira Shintarō and taken by Kohga Mori, show the members as Goddesses playing in a fantastic field where insects live.

[11] "Tanin no Sora ni" (他人のそら似) was unveiled and performed for the first time by Nogizaka46's all members on August 22, 2021, for celebrating the 10th anniversary of the group on the first day of Fukuoka's Summer National Tour 2021,[12] later included on the regular edition of the single.

[6] The other B-side songs were announced on August 27: sub-unit tracks "Yasashii Dake Nara" (やさしいだけなら) in all editions, "Moshimo Kokoro ga Tōmei Nara" (もしも心が透明なら) in Type-B, "Dorodarake" (泥だらけ) in Type-D, under members' track "Machine-Gun Rain" (マシンガンレイン) in Type-A, and Kazumi Takayama's graduation song "Watashi no Iro" (私の色) in Type-C.[6] "Watashi no Iro" was unveil on September 1 at the radio show Nogizaka46 no All Night Nippon.

[19] "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was certified triple platinum for physical release by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on October 8, surpassing 750,000 copies.

[20] The music video of "Kimi ni Shikarareta" was premiered on September 2, 2021, to their online program Nogizaka46 Minutes,[21] and uploaded on their official YouTube channel on the same day.

"Machine-Gun Rain" was directed by Denki Imahara and shot in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, with a three primary color of light concept.

Kazumi Takayama, who sang the song attended her friend's wedding ceremony, shows her kindness and humanity of the caring person, and the video flashback to her memory in Nogizaka46.