The song was released to digital retailers on January 7, 2014 by Hollywood Records and DMG Nashville, as the lead single from Hale's debut studio album Road Between (2014).

An accompanying music video for the song directed by Philip Andelman and features Hale hanging out with her friends on a road trip.

[1] Sam Lansky of Idolator similarly complimented the song as a strong debut that "bodes very well" for the associated album, and proposed that it could be a hit at country radio, owing to its "attitude" and "big singalong chorus".

[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a glowing review, describing "You Sound Good to Me" as well written and strongly performed, while also highlighting Hale's "powerful" voice.

[3] Selecting it as a "Critic's Pick", Taste of Country contributor Billy Dukes called the song "too much fun to brush aside", and noted that Hale "[shines] as a vocalist" on the track in spite of an arrangement not designed to showcase vocals.