A couple of months following his two previous featured collaborations with the Weeknd on the tracks "I Was Never There" and "Hurt You" from the artist's 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy, Gesaffelstein released the lead single "Reset" from his second studio album Hyperion.

[4] Following the release of the single in November 2018, both artists coincidentally began to independently tease fans about their upcoming projects, with The Weeknd sharing various shots of himself working in the studio through social media platforms and Gesaffelstein sharing images of possible artwork from Hyperion through billboards and his respective social media accounts.

[7] The second verse of the song, with the lines "You said you might be into girls, said you're going through a phase / Keeping your heart safe / Well, baby, you can bring a friend / She can ride on top your face / While I fuck you straight", also caused controversy.

On a statement discussing the single's position on the list, Kat Bein described the song as being a "steamy, slinky, foul-mouthed bedroom banger built on sci-fi synth work and midnight moods."

It features the Weeknd performing various dance moves and poses throughout scenes accompanied by a dark background with Gesaffelstein standing idle alongside him.