It was made available for a free download on SoundCloud before being released digitally on streaming services on October 8, 2013.
[5] EDM Sauce stated that the track has "a bit of an indie vibe to it, but overall it's just a happy feeling song.
"[6] Complex noted that the song, "whirls with snazzy electro grooves, similarly using vocals to guide its path, with a back and forth in the beginning from distorted tones repeated to a chant that really makes you want to move.
One of the tags on SoundCloud for this track is 'A Feeling That I Know So Well,' which represents the pivotal moment in this track where everything fades into the sultry vocals that sound like the lady that belted on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and the female vocalist in The Funky Bunch combined.
"[7] "Overtime" debuted on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 48 on the week of June 7, 2014.