It was released by High Up Entertainment on July 19, 2022, and contains four tracks, including the lead single "Beautiful Monster".

[4] On July 15, the highlight medley video was released with "Beautiful Monster" announced as the lead single.

[6] Tanu I. Raj of NME stated that "We Need Love played safe leaving much to be desired as a whole" as the single album "is missing the experimental streak STAYC have become synonymous with [and] the complexity in the story they [have] build".

Overall, he stated that "We Need Love is a fitting summer album in the sense that the memories won't linger till the next [season]".

[8] All lyrics are written by Black Eyed Pilseung and Jeon GoonCredits adapted from single album's liner notes.