The song was written by Brown, Eric Bellinger, Leon "Roccstar" Youngblood and Sevyn Streeter.
The song was produced by "RoccStar" and G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze.
The song was released on March 29, 2013, by RCA Records.
According to Brown and his producers, the song was inspired by the works of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, among others.
The song received mainly positive reviews from music critics, who considered the song "infectious and memorable," mainly for its "throwback style", also citing Justin Timberlake and Jackson's Off the Wall album as clear references to the song.