English singer-songwriter Maisie Peters' professional music career began in 2015, when she began posting original songs to YouTube, having previously busked in her hometown. Peters independently released her debut single, "Place We Were Made", in 2017, after which she got signed to Atlantic Records. With Atlantic, she released two extended plays, Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket (2018) and It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral (2019). After releasing further singles with Atlantic, Peters was contracted to write and record a soundtrack for the Apple TV+ series Trying, released in 2021.