It was released as a double A-side single alongside the song "Mad Head Love" on October 23, 2013 by Universal Signma, on the same day that Yonezu's two self-released Vocaloid albums, Hanataba to Suisō and Official Orange, were re-issued by independent label Boundee by SSNW.

[8] "Mad Head Love" was "positive" and "high tension", while "Poppin' Apathy" was written as a gloomy, negative song by Yonezu.

[10] "Mad Head Love" and "Poppin' Apathy" were first aired on the JFM radio show Yamada Hisashi ni Radian Limited F on September 14, 2013.

[12][13] Both videos featured similar settings, and "Poppin' Apathy" depicts a room in a darker, more cluttered environment than "Mad Head Love".

Similar strange moving objects are shown in the video as well, such as a machine to draw an oval in pencil on a piece of paper.

[16] All tracks are written by Kenshi YonezuPersonnel details were sourced from an interview with Yonezu, as well as Yankee's liner notes booklet.

[8][17] Performance credits All figures pertain to the "Mad Head Love" / "Poppin' Apathy" physical single release.