Titled after Ai's fourteenth headlining concert tour, the Respect All Tour, the song samples Bob James' 1982 instrumental song, "Shamboozie".

[3] Ai revealed the song samples Bob James' "Shamboozie" to "liven up the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop".

[4] Within that same month, Ai performed live in Hiroshima during the 49th G7 summit and announced a global tour to take place in the future.

[5][6] A music video was announced the same day "Respect All" was released.

[7] Near the end of the music video, a teaser hinted Ai would release her thirteenth studio album later in the year.