"Beautiful" was written by Jessica Mauboy, Charles Hinshaw, Chaz Mishan and David Delazyn, and produced by The Fliptones.

[2] According to Janelle Tucknott of Renowned for Sound, the song features "heavy bass notes" and its instrumentation is provided by an electronic keyboard.

[4] Janelle Tucknott of Renowned for Sound awarded "Beautiful" three-and-a-half stars out of five and wrote that "it's upbeat and catchy and begs to be played loudly while getting ready for a night out.

[3] Jana Angeles of the same publication wrote that "Beautiful" is "an addictive track that is bound to be stuck in your head for days on end.

Other intercut scenes include Mauboy and her love interest in the kitchen making food, a group of people washing a car, children running with balloons, and a couple celebrating a birthday.