Initially, the track was teased through Fifth Harmony's social media accounts, in a short clip on July 4 but a snippet was played near the end of their performance at the Kiss 108 FM Concert in Boston on May 30, 2014. It was officially released exclusively through shortly after being teased. Speaking to , the group stated that the whole idea behind the track was for girls who share the same age as the group to "turn" the song on and "feel confident and empowered" because insecurity is a "common occurrence" in this age. When you turn the song on, you "feel sexy" and "good about yourself."
After performing the single live for the first time in its entirety on the , the group said that they felt "so many people are competitive with one another" and they want to "bring everyone together" and in turn, "have people encourage one another." "Boss" received promotion through a campaign partnership with Do Something titled #ImABoss. The purpose of this was to encourage young people to make signs for their friends that included a compliment or a unique trait about them. It started two days after the single's release and lasted for two months on September 9.
"Boss" (stylized as "BO$$") is a song recorded by American girl group , released as the lead single from the group's debut , (2015). Serviced to on August 19, the song was written by , , Daniel Kyriakides, , Jacob Kasher and , and was produced by Frederic, Spargur and Daylight. Musically, "Boss" is a song with additional instrumentation including , , and heavy that create a rhythmic sound. Lyrically, the song focuses on themes of , , and reversed . Critics drew comparisons to the works of previous girl groups such as .
"Boss" was well received by contemporary music critics, who praised the song's lyrical themes and production. "Boss" debuted and peaked at number 43 on the , staying in the charts for a total of fifteen weeks, outperforming "Miss Movin' On", their first single after forming as a quintet on . Among national airplay charts, the track peaked at number 37 on the , even though "Boss" was censored from mainstream radios after many felt the song was sending a political message to listeners, according to Frederic, one of the producers of the track. Outside of the United States, the song peaked at number 75 on the and reached the top 40 in countries such as Spain and the United Kingdom. The song was certified by the .
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