It was released on October 4, 2021, as the second single from the band's seventh studio album For You.
[1] On July 9, 2021, the band posted a snippet on TikTok, and announced the song had been released early.
[2] Robyn Collins of Taste of Country described the song as "a musical marriage proposal".
[3] The band's lead vocalist Matt Thomas told Sounds Like Nashville: "'Take My Name' was inspired by my brother Scott getting married last year, It made me sit back and think about what I would want to say to my future wife".
[4] Thomas told American Songwriter: "'Take My Name' is a song about finding the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.