In addition to Tree himself, the album features production from Andrew Goldstein, David Pramik, Marshmello, NVDES, Rogét Chahayed, Stint, and frequent collaborator Whethan, among others.

[8] However, on May 19, 2020, following a brief social media blackout, he posted an Instagram live video on his account that showed him being "kidnapped" by someone, as well as a picture of Ugly Is Beautiful's album cover.

Finally, once this goal was reached, a video was posted to Instagram in which Oliver announced that Ugly Is Beautiful would be released on June 12.

[9] On June 8, 2020, Tree announced that he had decided to delay the album yet again, due to the issues of racism and police violence against black people going on at the time after the murder of George Floyd, and the protests surrounding it.

[11] On May 28, 2021, a deluxe version of the album titled Ugly Is Beautiful: Shorter, Thicker & Uglier was released featuring seven tracks not included on the standard version, including the single "Out of Ordinary" The cover is slightly altered, with the same image of Tree holding balloons behind a fire, but instead smiling and having human testicles in place of his chin.

Ben Jolley of NME said that "beyond the fuzzy guitars and old-school hip-hop beats, Tree's thought-provoking narrative – which tackles depression, loneliness, commercialism, bullying and ignoring haters – proves he's more than a piss-taking internet troll" and that the album "just about silences his credibility critics by delivering wall-to-wall pop-rock ragers while encouraging fans to be unashamedly themselves".