The song peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[1] It featured a number of collaborators, including Rick Nowels, who previously worked with her on the songs "Summertime Sadness" (2012) and "Dark Paradise" (2013).

Dean Reid and Roy English provides drum programming for the song, which was engineered by Kieron Menzies, John Christopher Fee, Trevor Yasuda, and Rocci.

[19][8][15] Del Rey's vocals throughout the song is laid back but sharp according to critic Ted Davis of American Songwriter.

[20] The lyrics features romantic imagery and motifs that were previously used in Del Rey's other songs, such as red dress, heaven and dancing.

[8] Jo Vito of Consequence[18] and Jonathan Cohen from Spin found "Say Yes to Heaven" to be distinct from the leak but thought the song maintains its overall tone.

[20] In the chorus, Del Rey sings in a more breathy voice as she describes the narrator's plead to her lover: ("I've got my eye on you / Say yes to heaven / Say yes to me").

[20] Davis praised Del Rey's "playful" vocals and her songwriting for capturing a sense of "stoic, timeless, and implicitly flawed yearning" in the song.

[21][22] It received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which denotes 500,000 track-equivalent units based on sales and on-demand streaming.