The song preceded the release of her debut studio album Almost Famous (2003), which saw mixed to negative critical reception and moderate commercial performance.
Her second album, Unexpected (2007) saw a critical improvement despite a commercial decline, and was supported by the cover single "She's Like the Wind" (featuring Tony Sunshine).
Cedeño was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, of Puerto Rican descent.
There, the label released the single "Crazy" (featuring Pitbull), which had moderate chart success in Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom.
Universal Australia, Toughstuff Germany, and Sony Scandinavia signed "Ring My Bell" by Michael Fall (featuring Lumidee, Rick Elback, and Aziza) for release in 2014.
On June 24, 2014, in an interview with Kevin Apaza of Directlyrics.com, Lumidee mentioned starting her own label Logy Music Entertainment.
[12] Lumidee cites Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Mary J. Blige as her major influences.