It was released on April 14, 2023, as the second single from YoungBoy's sixth studio album Don't Try This at Home.

The song was mixed and mastered by Jason "Cheese" Goldberg, another one of YoungBoy's in-house engineers.

The song's promotional covert art was later posted to the Never Broke Again Instagram, officially announcing the track, hours prior to its release.

"Rear View" sees a soft and subtle use of the piano while YoungBoy raps about his toxic, failed relationship with his ex-girlfriend.

[5] The Isaac Garcia-directed music video released alongside the song sees YoungBoy in his Utah mansion atop a mountain while on house arrest viewing the sunset whereas Mariah is seen in a purple dress on an American football field.