Initially, Mýa met rapper GoldLink through his manager. Gold Link and his team was looking for a singer to record a collaboration for his debut album. Originally, the track was due to feature Amerie, however upon hearing Mýa, GoldLink and his team were sold on the idea of using her vocals.[1] After their collaboration, "Roll Call," which was featured on his album At What Cost (2017). Mýa reached out and reunited with GoldLink on "Open," a song featured on her thirteenth studio project, TKO (The Knock Out) (2018).[2] While the album's version features rapper Gold Link, Mýa decided to gift fans with the solo version for their support of her thirteenth studio project.[3]
