The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 9, 2015, and it was released for digital download as the soundtrack's lead single the same day by Westbury Road.

It was later heard in a promo for the Superhero Drama miniseries Heroes Reborn[1] In June 2012, it was announced that Rihanna would star in the lead role in the film Happy Smekday!

[3] In 2014, Variety magazine reported that in addition to her voice role, Rihanna had created a concept album for the film which was to be released on March 13, 2015.

[13] Andrew Trendell of Gigwise described it as a "slow-burning stomper of a number, loaded with huge drums and arena backing vocals", further comparing it to the works of the British band Coldplay.

[6] Daniel Welsh of The Huffington Post UK agreed with Trendell about the Coldplay comparison and linked the song to the band's 2012 collaboration with Rihanna, "Princess of China".

[14] New York Post's Jaclyn Hendricks noted that the song has a "livelier" production than Rihanna's previous single, her collaboration with Kanye West and Paul McCartney, "FourFiveSeconds" (2015).

[5] According to Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone, the song is more optimistic and positive than her previous singles and albums which could be heard in the lines, "Turn your face towards the sun.