According to Cyrus in an interview with Michigan Business Network, “Bomb” is Cyrus’s favorite song that he’s written. However, this is also the first song that he did not completely write himself. Marcus Ryan, the feature on this song, originally made the melody and the first six lines. Marcus ended up not liking this song and giving it to Cyrus, who finished the remainder of the song. The song discusses his “dark time” from November/December of 2015 when he doubted if his first project, Love, Cyrus, would meet his fans' expectations.

This song will also be used in Two for the Show, a movie by another Lansing, Michigan native, Michael McCallum.