“12.38” is an experimental R&B track that has Gambino singing about an escapade with a girl, and what their journey entailed. It features verses from past collaborator 21 Savage as well as Khadja Bonet and Ink. He’s previously collaborated with 21 Savage on “This Is America” and “monster” in 2018. The track’s title, like the rest of the album’s track titles, comes from the time the song plays in the album’s runtime.

The song was first premiered via livestream on Donald Glover Presents under the title “Vibrate”, and eventually appeared as the fourth track on his 2020 album 03.15.20.