. ▁Production ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁J ake ▁S inc la ir , ▁Alex ▁K res ov ich , ▁and ▁Su zy ▁Sh inn . ▁The ▁string ▁section ▁was ▁composed ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁Rob ▁Math es ▁and ▁recorded ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studios ▁in ▁London , ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁released ▁four ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁parent ▁studio ▁album , ▁P ray ▁for ▁the ▁W icked , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁through ▁Fue led ▁by ▁R amen . ▁A ▁snippet ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁tour ▁rec ap ▁video ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁official ▁YouTube ▁channel ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Cloud s " ▁made ▁its ▁radio ▁debut ▁on ▁Be ats ▁ 1 ▁as ▁Z ane ▁L owe ' s ▁' H ott est ▁Record ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Right ▁Now ' ▁for ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Z ane ▁L owe ▁on ▁Be ats ▁ 1 , ▁Br end on ▁U rie ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁almost ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁the ▁album ▁due ▁to ▁timing . ▁Produ cer ▁J ake ▁S inc la ir ▁brought ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁album ▁dead line ▁and ▁when ▁U rie ▁heard ▁the ▁track ▁he ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁dop est ▁song ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁heard ." ▁C iting ▁the ▁last - min ute