It was written by Monica, Ciara, Tasha Catour, Alicia Renee Williams and Brian "Killah B" Bates for her ninth studio album.

A downtempo love letter to an incarcerated lover, the song was released by Mondeenise Music as the album's fifth single on June 30, 2023.

"Letters" was written by Monica, singer Ciara, Tasha Catour, Alicia Renee Williams and Brian "Killah B" Bates for her upcoming ninth studio album,[1] while production was overseen by Catour and Dana Johnson.

[3][4] "Letters" made its debut on Billboard's US R&B Digital Song Sales chart dated for the week of July 15, 2023, reaching number 11.

[7] Prior to the video's release, both Monica and The Game shared snippets of it on their respective Instagram pages, including a clip of a bathtub scene.