“Place” was first previewed in December 2018 by Luka Sabbat and Ian Connor on Luka’s “TRILLER” account “Luka.Sorbet.” Ian retweeted it, saying that the song would never drop.

On June 6, 2019 a video surfaced of Drake with a never before previewed four second verse, however, this never saw the light of day. Two days before Whole Lotta Red’s release, on December 23, 2020, it was revealed through Shazam that the song was planned for release on the album.

This track is notable for being one of only 2 tracks on the album to feature production from producer-rapper Pi'erre Bourne, who Carti has collaborated with many times in the past.

It’s also notable for being one of the only two pre-2020 tracks that made it onto the album, the other being “New N3on,” which were both on the original version of Whole Lotta Red.