Kesha appeared on an episode of CBS' 60 Minutes, that featured her recording vocal takes at Shangri-La with a gospel choir and Rick Rubin.

[7] The track mixes contrasting genres and opens with an electronic production before transitioning to acoustic guitar on the chorus as Kesha praises the power of love while backed by a gospel choir.

[8] Alex Rigotti of Clash named "Only Love Can Save Us Now" the highlight of the album and a "beautifully euphoric anthem", praising Kesha's rap flow.

The video starts off with a man wearing a skin-tight body suit with Kesha's face on it running in traffic and pouting on a sidewalk.

The video is intercut with shots of a person mummified in red cellophane sitting in a folding chair, fuzzy ottoman in a red room wearing a mask, and Kesha in an art gallery filled with bemused patrons who look at her in disdain at as she convulses on the floor and raises her hands to the heavens.