“1:59” marks Normani’s return after a two-year break from releasing music. It is also the lead single from her debut album, Dopamine. The Gunna team-up was teased by Normani on TikTok some time after revealing her album’s name and its cover art.

The track sees Normani and Gunna going on a back-and-forth about reconnecting with a past lover and not being able to resist the attraction every time they come back.