[6] It debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies in the first week; this was significantly lower than the first-week sales for her previous album Headstrong (2007).

[8] While promoting the film Scary Movie 5 (2013), in which she starred, Tisdale said in an interview to MTV that she was inspired to create music again and confirmed that since 2012 she has been recording for her third studio album.

[11] However, the song was not promoted to radio and Tisdale eventually paused working on the album because she "wasn't excited about anything [she] was doing"[8] and began adventuring into other ventures such as makeup and clothing lines.

[12][13][14] In 2016, Tisdale relaunched her YouTube channel and began posting acoustic cover versions of hit songs, collaborating with other artists such as Vanessa Hudgens, Lea Michele, Echosmith's Sydney Sierota and her husband Chris French[15] The success of the Paramore's "Still into You" cover featuring Chris French led Tisdale to release it as a promotional single in 2016.

[17][16] Later in 2018, Tisdale signed with newly-launched label Big Noise and resumed work on her third studio album, which was announced to be titled Symptoms.

[18] "Voices in My Head" is an indie pop song[2] written by Tisdale, Whitney Lauren Phillips and John Feldmann.

On the track, Tisdale discusses her insecurities and vulnerabilities, related to the anxiety and depression she suffers from, and also describes how her lover provides the support she needs in order to keep her grounded.

[8] Tisdale soothingly harmonises over the groovy guitar riff and alternative pop beat that drives the chorus.