The song was written by Caleb Culver, Cory Asbury and Ran Jackson,[2] with production being handled by Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury.

[9] "Reckless Love" is a song written by Caleb Culver, Cory Asbury and Ran Jackson,[10] which became popular when a live video of Bethel Music artist Steffany Gretzinger leading the song in a worship service at Bethel Church in Redding, California was published on YouTube in early 2017, accruing over 14 million views as of November 2018.

[17] Cory Asbury told the story behind the song whilst leading it in worship at the Heaven Come Conference 2017, an event held by Bethel Music,[18][19] citing the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15 as a scriptural reference point saying: When I used the phrase, 'the reckless love of God,' when we say it, we're not saying that God Himself is reckless, He's not crazy.

[21] "Reckless Love" was Cory Asbury's debut entry on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, initially appearing at No.

[23] Billboard reported that in the week ending February 1, 2018, the single broke through the top ten of the Hot Christian Songs chart, peaking at No.

The official audio video of "Reckless Love", showcasing the single's cover art, was uploaded on the YouTube channel of Bethel Music on October 28, 2017.

[29] On December 13, 2017, the acoustic video of the song being performed by Asbury with his son Gabriel in the background, recorded in Ashland, Oregon was also published by Bethel Music on YouTube.

[32] Cory Asbury then performed the song alongside singers from Regent University on CBN's Studio 5 after being interviewed by Efrem Graham on the program.

[33] Asbury also sang the song with Christian singer-songwriter Francesca Battistelli at the 2018 K-Love Fan Awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

For example, popular Christian apologist Mike Winger, associate pastor at a Calvary Chapel, released a YouTube video examining the song and concluded the use of the word was not appropriate.