"Paralyzed" was written by Matt Squire, Pierre Bouvier and Charles Comeau, while production was handled by Squire and Will Ventres.[3] The song is about being too stunned to speak after seeing a girl.[4] The song was originally released in 2011 as an exclusive pre-order bonus download for their second studio album, Elevate.[5] The song was featured in the episode "Big Time Rocker", from the Nickelodeon TV series, Big Time Rush.[1] At the time, the song was not available on music streaming services but due to high demand from fans,[4] the group re-recorded the track and released the song as a single in November 2022.[1] On August 13, 2022, the band encouraged fans to promote "Paralyzed" on their social media platforms, and announced that they began recording vocals for the new version of the track.[6]
