On 6 June 2019, Skrillex first previewed the song under the title "War Cry" while live streaming on Instagram while he was travelling to the electronic dance music festival Ultra Korea.

[1][2] A clip of the live stream showcasing the song was posted to the r/Skrillex subreddit, though it was reported that Skrillex announced the song's release date earlier in the live stream as the week after, this was not captured in the clip.

[8][9] The song's artwork was created by Spanish painter Sanjulián and was adapted by Marilyn Hue and Jade Fenix Hobday to depict TroyBoi and Skrillex fighting a horde of gorillas.

Bella Bagshaw of Dancing Astronaut called the song "boisterous", and that it was "intuitively named for its audacious architects", finalising her review by stating that the track "exudes the complexity and dexterity of its creators, oscillating between throaty Asian vocals and tender piano-driven interludes.

"[11] Your EDM's Matthew Meadow noted that even though Skrillex only gets credited as a featured artist, it does not make his contributions to the song "any less bombastic" and that the style of both artists being "clearly presented in this 3-minute tribal bass journey", with TroyBoi's style of trap and bass music feeling "right at home" alongside Skrillex's heavy wobbles and punchy synths.