The song was heavily influenced by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

Goldwasser said this "developed into this ambiguous story, and we really liked that – writing a catchy song that gets you pumped-up, but you have no idea what the message is.

"[citation needed] The music video for "Me and Michael" was directed by Joey Frank and Randy Lee Maitland and was released on February 7, 2018.

[3] As of April 2024, the video has been viewed over 5.3 million times through the band's official Vevo account on YouTube.

The video tells the story of MGMT learning of the consequences of "stealing" the song from the Filipino band True Faith, who in reality did not write the song, but were invited by MGMT to make a cover, titled "Ako at si Michael", and star in the music video.