[5] He stated that when he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, he and his band lived in a "rundown" house, and someone had given them a Polaroid camera which they used to take many pictures that were hung up on their wall.

Urban said "the idea that this couple in this photograph who were at a party that they didn't really want to be at ... And then, all these years later, they're still together," was a "great lyric".

[7] Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone called the track a "breezy, evocative jam," also adding that it is one Urban's "more electronic-focused musical adventures".

[2] The official music video for "Polaroid" premiered on 24 April 2020, and was directed by Dano Cerny.

[5] The video was filmed largely using motion control technology,[8] and is centred around a pool party that includes couples, a barbecue, and Urban himself with a guitar.