[1] American singer and multi-instrumentalist Hunter Hayes produced the track, and co-wrote it with Luke Dick and Chase McGill.

[4] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media called the track "inspirational", saying it "makes you want to have a positive outlook to life".

[4] Taylor Jean of Front Porch Music said the song makes you want to "roll the windows down and drive down a country road", describing it as the "perfect summer anthem for this year".

[5] Top Country referred to the track as a "fresh new single",[6] naming it their "Pick of the Week" for July 4, 2021.

[7] The official music video was for "Been a Minute" premiered on May 18, 2021,[8] and was filmed in rural Saskatchewan.