Written alongside producer Ludwig Göransson, the song was released on August 14, 2020 through RCA Records as the sixth single from her seventh studio album Alicia.

[1][2][failed verification] A music video directed by Andy Hines was released on the same day and stars actress Sasha Lane alongside Keys and Khalid.

[4] Andy Kellman from AllMusic described it as "soft, intimate love ballad" on which "Keys and Khalid make an ideal pair".

[5] Meg Bishop from Minnesota Daily wrote that "[l]istening to the track feels like an act of self-care" adding that "[t]he song fits perfectly into the tracklist" with "some smooth lo-fi beats" and "the repeated lyrics, “I’m living the way that I want.”.

[6] Konstantinos Pappis from Our Culture Mag wrote that the song features “spare electric guitar and luminous vocals“ and that it “excel[s] at capturing an utterly entrancing mood” and “evokes a kind of listless, late-night vibe that somehow manages to amplify the album’s overall message of inner strength”.