Lyrically, it discusses the impact on NF's mental health as a consequence of his mainstream success.
The song's production features 'prickly strings, choral backing chants and an unforgiving beat drop' and its structure contains a 30 second intro and lacks a chorus. 'The Search' lasts for a duration of 4 minutes and 8 seconds, with NF rapping 777 words throughout the track. It debuted at number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A music video was released the same day as the song. It was written and produced by NF alongside Tommee Profitt, and lyrically discusses the negative impact of fame and commercial success on NF's mental and physical health. ' The Search' is a song by American rapper NF, released through Capitol Records on May 30, 2019, as the second single from the album of the same name.
