The song was written by Derulo (under his real name Jason Desrouleaux) and Jon Bellion, who also handled the production.

Although the song wasn't released as a single in the United States at the time, it was included on the US version of the album, Talk Dirty (2014).

"[7] It also states how various features of Jason's girlfriend remind him of other songs by other artists, including Coldplay (her eyes— possibly a reference to "Green Eyes"), Katy Perry (her bra— possibly a reference to "California Gurls", in the video for which Perry dons a distinctive cream-shooting bra) and Kanye West (her rear— possibly a reference to the 2 Chainz and Kanye West single "Birthday Song", which features many lyrics about "booty").

[8] The music video for "Trumpets" made its world premiere online through Derulo's official YouTube channel on November 3, 2013.

[12] He also performed the song at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball on December 8, 2013, along with his debut single "Whatcha Say", "The Other Side", "In My Head" and "Talk Dirty".

[13] Derulo made his first televised performance of the song during a promotional tour in the UK on The Paul O'Grady Show on December 10, 2013.

On July 4, 2014, Derulo performed it on Good Morning America as part of its Summer Concert Series.

[17] "Trumpets" first appeared on the Dutch Top 40 in the Netherlands issue dated November 30, 2013, debuting at its current peak position of number 22.