It features guest vocals from fellow American musician Pharrell Williams, Australian psychedelic music project Tame Impala, and Canadian singer The Weeknd.
The song was released through Cactus Jack, Grand Hustle and Epic Records as the seventh track from the former's third studio album Astroworld on August 3, 2018.
"Skeletons" has been described as a "kaleidoscope-pop" song that draws lyrical influences from Kanye West by Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork.
[1] Grant Rindner of The Line of Best Fit described the production of the song as "typically kaleidoscopic, but features the menacing, gothic bass that you hear on Travis Scott standouts like '3500' or 'Antidote'".
[2] Aaron Williams of Uproxx summarized: "The first time either of these two particular connections worked out in Travis' favor, 'Skeletons' is the proof that a little goes a long way, as he ladles Pharrell and Abel [the Weeknd]'s contributions over his own recipe, rather than steeping himself in their respective sounds".