The song was released independently as a single on October 26, 2018, by ShowBT Philippines, the boy band's talent agency at the time.

It is a soulful ballad complete with drums and a string section, with lyrics that reference unrequited love and a breakup and express the want to escape from the sorrow the person has gone through.

The Korean Wave became a prevalent cultural phenomenon in the Philippines, which led to K-pop also increasing in popularity in the country, receiving substantial fanfare.

[11] The talent agency ended up with five members composed of Ken, Josh, Justin, Sejun (now Pablo), and Stell, which all debuted as SB19,[10][12] who would initially perform at company events organized by ShowBT.

[19] Musically, "Tilaluha" is characterized as a soft soulful ballad, complete with vocal harmonies, drums, and a string section in its instrumentalization.

[2] Sejun described the lyrics to the song as "about a love you can never have",[20] further intensified by the line: "Kung wala nang pag-asa turuan mo naman akong limutin ka."

[20] However, apart from the vocals, the review from Billboard Philippines found the rest of the song unremarkable,[4] while Bautista also questioned the band's decision to release a ballad as their debut material.

[7] Bautista attributed the lack of initial success of the single to SB19 establishing a new market and the unpopularity of P-pop groups at the time of its release.

[29] During Forte, the group performed a new rendition of the song with a classical and orchestral arrangement backed by Battig Chamber Orchestra,[26] while during their shows for the Pagtatag!