The song was written by Tinashe and her brother, Kudzai Kachingwe, alongside co-writer Alex King, and was produced by Sage the Gemini.

Thanks to Sage the Gemini for producing – we are on some West Coast braggadocios vibes that, frankly, we all deserve.

"[3] Tinashe released a string of remixes from her previous studio album Songs for You, including "Hopscotch", "Die a Little Bit", "Touch & Go", and "Save Room For Us".

[6] Brooklyn Vegan's Andrew Sacher called "Rascal" overall "a great dose of air, moody R&B".

As Joan Summers from Jezebel put it, the lyrics "[are] a perfectly fine sentiment, I guess, if we weren't currently living through these modern times".