[5][6] The song was released in Europe through Paper Plane Records in 2016 and in the United States by Mom + Pop Music on 2 February 2018.

The song has been certified Gold in the United States (RIAA),[8] and Platinum in Germany (BVMI) and France (SNEP).

[17] On 9 February 2018 she also appeared for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performing "No Roots".

[20][21][22][23] On 12 April 2018, Merton performed the song live during the German Echo Music Prize.

[25] The song received a similar reception on WGN-TV, with WGN Music Producer Tom Barnas claiming that Merton "slayed it".

[26] Hype Machine and music blogs positively received Merton's single, "No Roots".

[27] Eleanor Pettipher of Fortitude Magazine wrote that "track is kept fresh and catchy by the undulating baseline [sic] and backing vocal emphasis on 'roots'".

[29] Matthew Kent of The Line of Best Fit remarks that the song is "brought together perfectly by the powerful, repeating refrain".