The song is set in the key of B minor with a main chord pattern of Gmaj7–Asus4–F♯m7–Bm and an approximate tempo of 132 beats per minute.

I walked into the studio and played the chord progression, and he built this track really quickly, and then I could sing over the top of it".

"[2] Following the release of the album, "The Fighter" debuted at number 25 on the Hot Country Songs chart and also at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.

The video, shot with Urban's own camera, shows him and his wife Nicole Kidman sitting in their car as the song plays on the radio.

On 2 April 2017, another version of the video (featuring only the dancing sequences) was uploaded to Urban's YouTube account.

Urban and Underwood performed the song live at the 59th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017.

The duo later performed the song at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017.

On June 7, 2017, the singers once more paired up and performed the song at the 2017 CMT Music Awards.