It was released by Bad Boy and Interscope Records on June 10, 2022, as a single from the deluxe edition of the former's sixth studio album, Mainstream Sellout.
It was written by both Machine Gun Kelly and Glaive, alongside Corey Sanders, Ichika Fukui, Steve Manovski, and Travis Barker; the latter assisted in its production.
[7] A press release of the song said that it "exhibits MGK's gift for relaying passionate pain as he weighs his fears of vulnerability with the acceptance of newfound love".
[6] Both Machine Gun Kelly and Glaive wrote the song alongside Corey Sanders, Ichika Fukui, Steve Manovski, and Travis Barker; the latter also produced the track.
[5][10] It begins with Fukui's clean guitar motif, which then expands into eighth note power chords, as well as Machine Gun Kelly and Glaive's vocals.
He also wrote, "Lest anyone imagine that pop-punk's Megan Fox-dating, award-winning, record-breaking clown prince is having the time of his life, a cursory glance at the lyrics suggests otherwise".
[13] In the same month, they also performed the song at Lollapalooza in Chicago,[14] and Machine Gun Kelly included it in the setlist of his Mainstream Sellout Tour throughout 2022.