“Chicken Tenders” is the first single from Dominic Fike’s debut full-length, What Could Possibly Go Wrong. On the song, he fuses his typical alternative pop sound with R&B, singing about living in luxury with his lover. The track also features an infectious chorus with high-pitched vocals about having chicken tenders with the lover.

Originally scheduled to drop on June 5, 2020, Dom pushed the track’s release forward three weeks due to the ongoing George Floyd protests. In an Instagram post, the Florida singer explained:

Last week, I was supposed to put out the first song from my debut album. Instead something much more important happened. People were forced to have a conversation that’s been long overdue. It doesn’t feel right to release music today but it does feel right to continue this conversation.

Dominic first performed the song live during a September 2019 Chicago show, and later confirmed the title in January 2020, along with the rest of the album’s tracklist. He revealed the artwork and release date in a tweet on June 22, 2020.