Lyrically, the song is an ode to her family, husband Grant Hill and her two daughters Myla and Lael, on which she sings about how happy she is to have experienced an unexpected but fulfilling love with a man.

It received a mixed to positive reception from music critics, who complimented Tamia's vocals on "Beautiful Surprise" as well as the joyful nature of the song.

[1] The trio hunkered down in the Chalice Studios in Los Angeles to work on material for Tamia's fifth album, with "Beautiful Surprise" becoming the last song to be recorded for the project.

Of these, the title track [...] hits hardest, juxtaposing restrained boom-bap against Tamia’s pretty fluttering.

"[5] The accompanying music video for "Beautiful Surprise" was directed by Canadian filmmaker Ryan Pallotta.

[6] A plotless performance video that consists of several editorial shots, is deptics Tamia in different locations of the house, dressed in "simple, sexy and chic" fashion.