Lauren’s first original song since her time on American Idol, “Back to Friends” reflects on a past relationship that turned to becoming friends again. When talking about the song’s background, Lauren stated,

There was this guy that I was friends with and we liked each other, but the whole thing just went sideways. I just wanted to go back to when we were friends.

While it was first posted on TikTok, the song quickly went viral and was sent to streaming platforms just days later.