[2] The track features backing vocals from Church's longtime collaborator Joanna Cotten.

[3] Church was in the mountains of North Carolina when he returned from a jog to hear co-writer Casey Beathard play the song which he had been working on with Monty Criswell.

Craig Shelburne of CMT called the song a "romantic new single", noting Cotten's "powerful harmony" as a backing vocalist.

[4] Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone referred to the track as a "tender mid-tempo ballad", saying it "depicts the thrill of a life on the move with the one you love".

Church performed "Hell of a View" at the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards in November 2020.