In an interview with Cosmopolitan in mid-July 2023, Max mentioned that Mark Ronson, the producer of the Barbiesoundtrack, played part of the film to her via a Zoom meeting.[2] In the same interview, Max stated that the songwriting process took two hours and happened while she was on tour.[2] The song was written by Max, Madison Love, Michael Pollack and Cirkut and produced by the latter.[3]
On July 11, 2023, Max shared a snippet of the song through her social media.[4] The song was serviced to Italian radio on July 28, 2023, as the fifth single from the soundtrack.[5]
"Choose Your Fighter" received positive reviews from critics, with many comparing it to Ava Max's 2020 single "Kings & Queens" by music critics. Cat Zhang from Pitchfork described the song as "'Kings & Queens' with different plastic accessories",[1] while Victoria Wasylak from Paste described it as "a discarded first draft of 'Kings & Queens'".[6] Writing for NME, Alex Rigotti stated that both songs have the "same a capella intro, same key and even the same chord progression".[7]
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 49. týden 2023 in the date selector. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
