Musically, "Thanks for Leaving" is an electropop ballad whose lyrical themes discuss on new beginnings, choices that can be made in difficult situations to move forward, and discovering the joy of being yourself.

Particularly, Stan revealed that the lyrics of the recording were personal to her as referring to her past-manager Marcel Prodan, with whom she had an alleged physical altercation in 2013, which caused her career hiatus that year.

An accompanying music video for the single – directed by Khaled Mokhtar in the United States – was uploaded onto Stan's YouTube channel on 28 April 2014; it was preceded by the release of three short movies.

Music critics were generally positive towards the recording, praising its lyrical message; one of them found that it could score high at a Eurovision Song Contest.

Stan's second studio album, still untitled at that time, was initially intended for a September 2013 release, but following an alleged physical altercation with her former manager Marcel Prodan, the recording was delayed.

[19] In interviews, Stan expressed that the content of "Thanks for Leaving" is personal and refers to her recovery following her alleged violent incident previously mentioned with Prodan.

"[18] However, the portal went on into criticizing the singer's accent in her vocals, suggesting that the recording would have sounded better in Romanian language; Hitfire further pointed out that a climax was missing in the track, and denied that "Thanks for Leaving" would become a hit.

[26] The accompanying music video for "Thanks for Leaving" was directed by Khaled Mokhtar, and was previewed by several teasers[15] before being uploaded onto Stan's YouTube channel on 28 April 2014.

[27] It was preceded by the release of three short films – "Rebirth of a Passenger", "No Regrets" and "The Right Moment", which featured the singer performing choreography with backup dancers while speaking over a background melody.

[28][29][30][31][32] The visual was filmed in various locations in the United States – including California[33] – in the span of five days;[15] Stan changed eleven outfits throughout the clip.

Stan – listening to the action from her house – leaves the place by car, following which she and her boyfriend are presented sitting at opposite ends of a bed.