On 15 August 2014, Sivan released his first major-label EP, titled TRXYE, which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200.

[2] Following Bloom, Sivan contributed to the soundtracks of films Love, Simon and Boy Erased, as well as releasing internationally successful collaborations with Charli XCX (on "1999"), and Lauv (on "I'm So Tired...") before completing his third EP, In a Dream, which was released in 2020.

Throughout the next two years, Sivan released several non-album singles and collaborations, including a remixed version of In a Dream's "Easy" featuring Mark Ronson and Kacey Musgraves, "You", with Regard and Tate McRae, which became his first number one on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart and third overall, "Angel Baby", and "You Know What I Need" with Pnau.

[3] In addition, he released two singles from the soundtrack to the 2022 Prime Video film Three Months in which he also played the lead role.

It became his first album to reach number one on the ARIA Charts in his native Australia, and reached the top ten in an additional ten countries, including number one on the US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.