Initially intended to feature British singer Estelle, the duo ultimately decided to collaborate with Buena on the song following her departure from girl group Sugababes in December 2005.

Supported by a new wave-inspired beat, dance synthesizers and a bass line, it is an uptempo electronic and electropop song.

The single's music video was filmed in Finsbury Park, North London and features a festival theme.

[1] "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" was written by Andy Cato, Tim Hutton, Karen Poole and Tom Findlay, and produced by the former two under their stage name Groove Armada.

[2] The song features uncredited vocals by English singer Mutya Buena, a former member of girl group Sugababes.

[3] The song was included on Groove Armada's album Soundboy Rock (2007), and Buena's debut release Real Girl.

Popjustice declared it "completely amazing",[14] while Claire Allfree of Metro praised the song as an "excellent disco slamming" track.

Music described the track as "pop perfection" and called it the greatest summer radio anthem since "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals.

[10] Harry Guerin of RTÉ.ie described the track as one from Real Girl that represented Buena at her best, and praised it as a "massive hit full of 1980s thrills".

[18] British newspaper The Guardian wrote that the track's combination of self-control, and Groove Armada's "dramatic, powerful and mood-elevating" production, propelled it as the finest pop song since Rihanna's "Umbrella".

[19] One of the newspaper's writers, Mike Sterry, called it the "greatest retro-future-pop record" of 2007,[20] while Caroline Sullivan of the same publication highlighted it as "a grinding electronic rave-up", unmatched by other tracks on Real Girl.

[28] The video for the song was filmed in Finsbury Park, north London and directed by Simon Henwood.