The song was released on 2 May 2020, after she performed it during the online COVID Is No Joke live comedy fest hosted by AmeriCares during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1][2] It is featured on Sia's album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, released in February 2021.

Sia wrote "Saved My Life" in a session with Dua Lipa.

[4] Written by Sia, frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin and British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, "Saved My Life" is a pop ballad which features piano, keyboards, bass, drums and guitar played by Kurstin.

[5][6] "Saved My Life" has a length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.