The song was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado.
[1] On August 16, it was announced that STAYC would be releasing their first extended play titled Stereotype on September 6.
[2] On August 30, a highlight medley teaser video was released with "Stereotype" announced as the lead single.
[8] "Stereotype" was written and composed by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon Goon, and arranged by Rado.
[16][17] The song then ascended to position 17 on K-pop Hot 100 in the chart issue dated October 23, 2021.