It is their first and lead single off their eighth studio album XOXO: From Love and Anxiety in Real Time released on March 19, 2021.

[4][5] In an interview with Billboard magazine, lead singer John O'Callaghan revealed he began working on the song in January 2020.

O'Callaghan was in Los Angeles, writing songs with Andrew Goldstein,[6] who also co-wrote the track.

It took us about three-and-a-half, four hours and I remember getting back into the car and listening to the demo and having the chills and feeling like, 'Wow!

'"[3]On June 4, 2021, they released a piano version of the song with the indie pop trio Shaed.