It is the third track on her debut studio album, The Fool, which was released on June 16, 2015, through Interscope Records.

[3] "Pierre" has been used to soundtrack multiple trends on the platform, such as the #PerfectDrink challenge in which users attempt creating a drink by the end of a 45-second clip of the song.

Time complimented the track's "vibrant" songwriting, describing it as a "[yarn] about flings with tantalizing details that never give the full story".

[7] The Guardian described it as "EDM fueled stomp-pop", and Brooke Pawling Stennett of The Young Folks wrote that it was "as addicting as the smell of the ocean".

[8] Weaver previewed the track in early 2015 at live events like Coachella before its June release date.