The song was written by Rhett, Rocky Block, Joshua Coleman, Alexander Izquiero, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, John Ryan and Zaire Kelsey, and produced by Coleman, Julian Bunetta, Ryan and Dann Huff.

The song reached #2 on the Country Airplay chart on the week ending November 30, 2024, behind "I Am Not Okay" by Jelly Roll.

Rhett discussed "Beautiful as You" in an interview with iHeartCountry: "This is an anthem for everybody who feels like they out-kicked their coverage, there was one day a couple years back when I was looking at my wife, and I was like, 'Why in the world did you choose me?'

[...] So much of my music is a reflection of the stage of life we are in — we’re in a very joyful season — and this song is just the tip of the iceberg to the rest of this next album.

[3][4] Billy Dukes of website Taste of Country compared the song's pop style melody to Rhett's third studio album Life Changes.