On June 5, 2015, Scott announced the song's title and featured artists, while also posting the single's cover art on his Instagram account.[1] The song premiered on June 7, at the Summer Jam 2015 festival and was released for digital download on iTunes, the following day.[2]
"3500" debuted at number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of June 27, 2015, with 43,000 copies sold in its first week.[3][4] On January 11, 2017, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies in the United States.