It was released for digital download on August 11, 2017 by Atlantic Records as the album's lead single.

Wiz and Ty previewed the song and clips of the music video several times on Instagram throughout July 2017.

[1][2] "Something New" is a "feel-good love song" featuring smooth, sultry vocals and a rhythmic chorus from Ty Dolla $ign.

[4] In early 2020, the song began going viral on video-sharing app TikTok, due to a dance challenge.

The challenge sees participants line up behind each other, with one person in front to kick off the dance, and everyone else then proceeding to push each elbow out to the side before shimmying along to the song's chorus and then clapping along to the beat.