The song was released as the eighth track on Elevation Worship's tenth live album, Lion on March 4, 2022.
[3] In discussing the placement of tracks on the album, Chris Brown of Elevation Worship shared that "Water Is Wild" is "a rock song about the baptism of Jesus.
[4] "Water Is Wild" is composed in the key of C with a tempo of 69 beats per minute, and a musical time signature of 44.
[5] In an Afrocritik review, John Augustina said "Water is Wild" is "an intense outburst about the potency of baptism in the life of church people.
[10] The video shows Chris Brown and Brandon Lake leading the song during an Elevation Church worship service.