It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, on 7 November 2017.

[3] In an interview with Australian radio station triple J, frontman Matthew Murphy said, "I was in Los Angeles, driving along Mulholland, and I was having an argument with my now-wife and she basically just handed me my own arse on a plate.

Harry Fortuna writes, "The lyrics offer a melancholy that has become deeply associated with the Wombats, but successfully aligns it with the up-tempo, dance-inducing indie beat that is fit to take this once overlooked band to mainstream stardom.

"[5] Rolling Stone described it as a song "full of electric buzzing guitars and firm percussion".

[6] Atwood Magazine described it as "violent and mysterious" while praising Murphy's clear vocals and the band's "signature jangly riffy guitar".