On March 21, 2014, Ty performed "Paranoid" accompanied by The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Then on March 15, 2014, Ty performed the song during Taylor Gang's set at SXSW. On January 27, 2014, Ty performed "Paranoid" along with DJ Mustard on The Arsenio Hall Show. He was accompanied by Joe Moses who performed his verse on the studio version of the song. On December 17, 2013, Ty performed the song for the first time on national television on DJ Skee's Skee Live via AXS TV. On December 15, 2013, Ty performed the song during Power 106's Cali Christmas and was backed by DJ Mustard on the turntables as he performed.
As promised, on September 10, 2013, the song was released for digital download as the first single from Ty's debut EP Beach House EP on. The song premiered on Rap Radar on August 28, 2013, where it was announced that it would be released as a single on September 10, 2013. Overall, the two artists detail multiple girls attempting to catch them in the act cheating, causing them to be on edge. On the song, Ty croons about him juggling a relationship between two different women, and being worried about one of them finding out about the other. It was rumored that Moses had been replaced by B.o.B due to Moses' comments in his verse about T.I.'s wife Tameka Cottle, however Ty denied the rumor and deemed it "hilarious." Content Then, when the song was officially released and pushed as a single later in the year, Moses' verse had been replaced by Ty's Atlantic Records label-mate B.o.B. It was then released again on Ty's July 2013 mixtape, Beach House 2. The song was originally recorded by Ty Dolla Sign and his frequent collaborator Joe Moses, and it was included on DJ Mustard's Ketchup mixtape.
"Paranoid" is a hip hop song backed by a synthesizer-driven production created by DJ Mustard. An accompanying music video premiered through Revolt and YouTube on Octothat features both Ty and B.o.B being tortured by their girlfriends. The song peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Paranoid" received overall favorable reviews from music critics. "Paranoid" is a hip hop song that lyrically describes being in fear of getting caught cheating. The song was written by Tyrone Griffin, Bobby Simmons and Dijon McFarlane. The song, produced by DJ Mustard, features a guest appearance from B.o.B. " Paranoid" is a song by American singer Ty Dolla $ign, released on September 10, 2013, as the first single from his debut EP, Beach House EP (2014). The main artist's logo covers the image and the song title is written in cursive, both in white. An shadowy image with a red light behind it.