The signing and single release follow Iqbal's 2023 album, , with "Heaven Can Wait" being her first new music in three years. Now based in New York, the London-born artist joins the likes of Haruomi Hosono, Joviale, and more. The track sees Iqbal celebrating life, friendship, and exploring connection in a new city with new wave-inspired textures.

“‘Heaven Can Wait' is a song about the happiness of friendship," Iqbal says. "It's about loving life, feeling good and appreciating all the positive things that this world has to offer. The song is inspired by summers in London and New York City: it's about having fun with your friends, and really, truly feeling alive. I wrote the song in a small, quirky, basement studio in the East Village, Manhattan and I wanted to channel the energy and freedom of this iconic New York neighbourhood."

She continues: “When I got the band together to record the song, I wanted us to play all together, in order to capture that special energy of playing music with others, in real time, which is sometimes lost when everything is recorded separately. So we all went into a studio with a big live room, and recorded the whole track that way, playing all together. It was fun and intense, and I really feel that taking this approach to the recording helps to enhance the feelings and ideas of the song even more.”