"Spinning Globe" was written as the theme song for The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's first full-length directorial work in a decade.

It was first performed on July 1 and 2 at Yokohama Arena during Yonezu's tour, Kusou, as an unreleased new song, though details were not revealed.

[1] The jacket of the work was extracted from an original frame of The Boy and the Heron and chosen by Yonezu.

The music video, filmed in Yakushima and directed by Hiroshi Okuyama, premiered on July 26.

[5] A live video of a surprise performance of "Spinning Globe" at the final concert of Yonezu's tour, Kusou, was released.