It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2013 through RCA Records, and debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart.

"Carry You" was released as the album's first single in June 2013 and reached number-six in the United Kingdom, marking the group's first top ten track.

During a performance in Cardiff on 15 December 2012, Union J announced that they had signed a recording contract with Sony Music.

[5] On 5 June, the group revealed that their debut album was nearly finished, and were hoping to release it in either September or October.

[12] In August 2013, it was announced the group would be supporting Selena Gomez on the European leg of her Stars Dance Tour in Lisbon.

[16] The track was given its radio premiere on 22 April, which was followed by the upload of an audio version of the single on Union J's official Vevo account.

[17] Whilst explaining the meaning behind the single, band member Jaymi Hensley said, "The message of the song is [that] we've been on a massive rollercoaster the last year with each other, and it's about being there for each other.

"[18] On 30 March 2013, Union J announced via their official Twitter account that the music video for the single had been filmed.