It was released on August 30, 2017, as the third single from the band's sixth studio album Red Pill Blues (2017).

On October 12, 2016, the band released the tropical house single "Don't Wanna Know", featuring American rapper Kendrick Lamar.

[11] In the United States, "What Lovers Do" reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Maroon 5's 13th and SZA's first top 10.

[12] By September 2017, it had sold 116,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan; later, it would reach double platinum status as certified by the RIAA.

As SZA disappears on Levine's hand and turns into a doll, he attacks the city until the police, military, and Boy Scout troopers eliminate him.

[16] This video using as found footage, which features a red and white lollipop when it melts into slime.