Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork Media also praised the song noting the songs lyrical content and Aiko's "fixation with weed'" Sargent continued to praise Aiko's use of intoxication as a metaphor. Patrick of Exclaim! praised the song and commended Aiko's vocals and she "breezes" over the "minimalist" track, Patrick continued to compare the song to the work of American R&B singer Ciara and the late singer Aaliyah.
Upon its release, Bed Peace was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. The source of inspiration for Bed Peace's artwork are the Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. "Bed Peace" was released as the lead single from her debut EP Sail Out on September 17, 2013. On July 12, 2013, Jhené Aiko premiered an acoustic version of "Bed Peace" during a performance for Rap-Up Sessions. During an interview Aiko commented on the songs recording process and the choice to include Gambino When looking for a feature she had the idea to fine her "John Lennon" and began to send out requests to other artists, but a lot of the musicians were busy or had overlapping schedules. During the writing and recording of Bed Peace Aiko purposely left a verse free, as she felt a feature was necessary.
WAKE UP NIGGA GOTTA GET THE CAKE UP MAC
Bed Peace was written by Aiko herself, along with her frequent collaborators Mac Robinson and Brian Warfield while the latter two handled the songs production under their production name Fisticuffs.
It was revealed in 2012 that Aiko's debut EP would feature production from producer Fisticuffs, who helped produce the majority of Aiko's 2011 mixtape Sailing Soul(s).
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