The song was released in the promotion of a 2014 American drama film based on a novel written by Eric Bogosian named as Mall.

[4] The song was an unreleased demo written while the recording sessions of the Linkin Park sixth studio album, The Hunting Party.

[6] Due to the early release of the movie in DVD in France, only half part of the song was available as an illegal download from various websites, along with the four unreleased demos, entitled "It Goes Through", "Devil's Drop", and "The Last Line" under their working titles "Luna", "Warm Spell", and "Ammosick" respectively.

[7] In an article by Loudwire the song is described as featuring a very distinctive toy piano sound in certain parts, and acquainted by Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington's heavy vocals and a fast-paced beat.

[9] In an article by 101 WRIF, Gary Graff comments on the song as "Linkin Park has released a new song that wasn't featured on The Hunting Party, their sixth studio that was released in June 2014, as they offer a free digital download of 'White Noise' that is featured on the soundtrack to Mall, Hahn's newest film that is confined as his first directing debut, after his first short film The Seed.