It was released through Sony Music Entertainment and Epic Records as Netsky's major label debut.
The song was premiered on 5 June 2014 on BBC Radio 1, where Zane Lowe named the track "Hottest Record in the World".
[2] During the show, Netsky announced his plans for the track to be included in his upcoming third studio album, III.
[3] The full track was unveiled through Netsky's official SoundCloud page and through UKF Music's Drum & Bass channel on YouTube the same day.
[7] A music video to accompany the release of "Running Low" was first published onto YouTube through Netsky's Vevo channel on 10 July 2014.