[2] A rock and surf pop ballad,[3][4] it was written and produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff, whilst the version featured on the single release, as well as in the music video and digital editions of the album, has a different beat arrangement and production by Andrew Watt, and Louis Bell.
She then performs "Fuck It I Love You" in front of a neon-gradient on a small stage in a dive bar, reminiscent of one of her most famous scenes in the video for "Ride" (2012).
The first half with "Fuck It I Love You" ends as Swanick and Del Rey fall off the surfboard and reveal the green screen as symbolic waves begin tumbling the camera down.
"[14] Al Newstead of TripleJ said the song "sounds like the closest thing to a traditional single we've had from the album yet, with a 'California dreamin' vibe and memorable hooks.
"[15] Tosten Burks of Spin wrote that both "Fuck It I Love You" and "The Greatest" were "surf-ish rock ballads that reflect on California’s lost mystique.