“Barter” marks the second track on Lil Uzi Vert’s Barter 16 mixtape. On August 18, the track number of the song was revealed on Ike Beatz’s Instagram Live via a whiteboard in the studio. The following day, the track — along with others from the tracklist shown on Ike Beatz’s livestream — surfaced online. It was revealed on August 22, 2023, that a music video had been recorded for the song.