The song marked Aurora's first release of new solo musical material in nearly two years since her previous 2022 album The Gods We Can Touch.

An indie pop track with synthesizer-infused instrumentals, "Your Blood" was compared by music critics to the works of the Swedish rock band the Cardigans.

"You Blood" was co-written and co-produced by Aurora and Chris Greatti in Los Angeles, and mixed by Mitch McCarthy.

[5] It is an indie pop track[6] fueled by synthesizers and guitars,[2][7] and finds the singer "letting her guard down in an ode to the human soul, celebrating its vulnerability, emotions and flaws".

[8]While including the song on their list of Queer Jams of the Week, "Your Blood" was described by Billboard as a "truly undeniable pop banger".

[7] In album reviews of What Happened to the Heart, several critics found similarities between "Your Blood" and the works of the Swedish rock band the Cardigans.