Banks makes a comeback with her sultry witch-pop in “Fuck with Myself,” a glittering, unapologetic mantra. It’s the first offering from her sophomore album The Altar. It was the last song that she wrote for the new record. This single follows “Better,” a late 2015 release that promotionally complemented her tour dates with The Weeknd.

“Fuck With Myself” premiered as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1 Radio. During her interview with Lowe, Banks talked about the song’s birth, particularly its title:

I was diving into my fear. Sometimes you just dive into overthinking, and I guess I was just venting. My dear friend and collaborator Tim Anderson was in the studio with me and after I was done with my little rant, he was like, “Do you want me to read you some of the statements that you just said?” I didn’t wanna hear it. And then he said, “You said, ‘I fuck with myself more than anybody else.’” It felt so perfect for that day and I needed it so bad, and I gave it to myself.