This was released as the third promotional single from American dance rock band Cobra Starship's fourth studio album, Night Shades. The track was written and produced by Norwegian production team Stargate and features Pittsburgh MC Mac Miller.
Night Shades tells a love story about a boy who is still enamored with his broken-hearted ex-girlfriend. This song finds the boy trying to forget his former beau in a club and getting himself drunk. Frontman Gabe Saporta told Billboard magazine that the album allows listeners to be privy to his romantic turmoil. He explained his job became "my world," and the aftermath of Cobra Starship's successful Hot Mess, "caused me to lose my girlfriend, who I had been with since before Cobra started."
Mac Miller recorded his contribution before the commercial success of his Blue Slide Park album. Despite having the opportunity to add a more famous rapper to the track, Saporta chose to go with the then little known MC. "We worked on the track with Stargate and they're totally hooked up," he revealed to The Boombox. "They had a big name rapper that they wanted to get on the track. My vibe was like, 'I feel like everyone has used the same big name rappers all the time,' and I just wanted to get someone who was fresh. I was already a Mac Miller fan. I heard 'Let 'Em In,' 'Knock, Knock.' I love [those] song[s], so that's why I wanted him on the record."
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