 On June 5, 2018, six weeks after the release of his second studio album "Beerbongs & Bentleys", it was reported that Malone was working on his third studio album.That November, Malone stated that he was "trying to put out a new body of work" before the end of the year, but only released the single "Wow" in that time.On July 28, 2019, Malone shared that he had finished recording his upcoming third studio album, self-describing it as "pretty goddamn out of sight".