“Carefree” is the leading single off of Mick Jenkins' January 2020 album The Circus. The announcement of the project came along with the release of the song.

On the song, Mick gives common realistic scenarios of how African American males daily are affected by police discrimination: he depicts a good summertime night troubled by the misconduct/aggressiveness of the police against him and his friends. “Carefree” represents Mick just wanting to live carefreely and enjoy leisure activities without having to worry about being singled out by police for the color of his skin.

The song was first previewed in November 2019 and comes after Mick’s promise of new music in 2020. The laid-back production is handled by Black Milk, with whom Mick has previously collaborated twice on Pieces of a Man.