It was released as a single on April 30, 2013 through XIX Recordings and Cook's imprint Analog Heart Music.

[1] The song is also included on Cook's fourth studio album, Digital Vein (2015).

Cook co-wrote "Laying Me Low" with Andrew Waldeck and Chris Reardon and explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he was "refocusing on enjoying the creative process" of songwriting.

[1][4] Cook performed the song during the Top 4 redux results show of the twelfth season of American Idol on May 2, 2013.

[5] The single sold 14,000 copies in its first week of release,[6] and resultantly debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Pop Digital Songs component chart.