The song was written by Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ilya and Grande.
The song debuted and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's sixth top-ten single.
The song selling 113,000 downloads in its first week.
As of March 2016, "Focus" has sold 425,000 copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
The single won Best Song To Dance To at the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards.