The music video premiered on the February 3, 2018 edition of SNL which Portman hosted, with the single being released to online services after the broadcast.

SNL first contacted Samberg about a potential sequel to the original song three days before Portman was due to host her Saturday Night episode.

In a brainstorm session on the Thursday before the show, The Lonely Island planned out the song over the phone between shooting breaks in Samberg's schedule, with Akiva recording a rough demo later that day.

[3] The song makes several cultural references and parodies current events such as the rise of the Me Too movement and the consumption of Tide Pods internet meme within the lyrics and music video.

[3] The video follows the narrative of the song with Natalie Portman going through the events of her life since the last time she appeared on the show 12 years prior, including motherhood and her Oscar wins.