[4] Sivan explained to Billboard that after reading the script, he was set on getting his music into the movie: "I was ready to sell my soul.

"[6] Sivan explained to Billboard that "The idea of that person being a revelation in your life, where you can kind of do something that feels so natural and so right and be fine on the other side, that was a really potent thing in my head.

"[5] In October 2018, Sivan performed the song live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, backed with a string quartet.

[7] In November 2018, Sivan performed the song live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

[8][9] Joshua Bote from Billboard described the song as a "a divine, haunting ballad," saying, "Filled with reverb-heavy keys, creaky strings and cinematic, post-rock flourishes, Sivan sounds absolutely stunning on 'Revelation' as he sings about young, queer love as a form of freedom and revolution.