"Wings" is a pop song, with heavy drums, keyboards, piano, guitar riff and strings as its mains instrumentation.

Lyrically, "Wings" has a focus on self-empowerment, where Goodrem uses "the extended metaphor of flight to explore feelings of catharsis and one’s ability to overcome adversity".

Its music video premiered on 6 August 2015, and it features the singer with spinning pianos, dove flying, ballet jumping and heavy duty wind machines.

Later, Goodrem released in September 2014 a version of Martika's single "Love.. Thy Will Be Done" to promote her tour in Australia.

[5][6] In 2015, she released another single, "Only Human", as part of Neighbours' 30th anniversary celebrations,[7] and it managed to reach ARIA's top-fifty.

Goodrem then went into the studio with DNA Songs and wrote "Wings", after opening for Ricky Martin's Australian tour.

"Wings" was written by Goodrem with its producers Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci, also known as the production duo DNA Songs.

[12] It was inspired by Goodrem listening to Calvin Harris and Haim's "Pray to God", Ella Henderson and London Grammar, and was recorded in May 2015.

"[13] Lyrically, "Wings" deals with themes of self-empowerment, described by Kathy McCabe of Perth Now as a "personal statement about letting go of her tightly-wound self control",[14] while "using the extended metaphor of flight to explore feelings of catharsis and one's ability to overcome adversity," as noted by Renowned for Sound's Joseph Earp.

Music store Sanity described it as "a beautifully conceived song that harnesses Delta's natural instrumental ability with her soaring powerful vocals to create a positively charged pop single.

"[3] Bradley Stern of MuuMuse also wrote a positive review, praising "the hectic, heart-racing pre-chorus, which is all sorts of a thrilling rush" as well as its "huge chorus, with massive soaring melodies packed into each word.