The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 23, 2017, on Post Malone's Vevo account on YouTube. The song is written in the key of F♯ major with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.
On June 16, 2017, the official remix was released featuring an additional verse from Future. On May 9, 2017, the track was performed to Post Malone by a mariachi band, commissioned by Indonesian rapper Rich Brian. Post Malone debuted the track while performing in Austin, Texas in September 2016, two months before the song's official release. At one point during the session, Post's manager Dre London shouted 'congratulations,' inspiring the chorus of the song. Producers Frank Dukes, Metro Boomin, and Louis Bell began working with Post Malone on tracks for his debut album after the success of the single " White Iverson." During the writing process, they were watching the 2016 Summer Olympics and were inspired to create a triumphant song. The song was certified Diamond in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and its music video has so far received over 1.3 billion YouTube views worldwide. The track peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-peaking single on the chart at the time, surpassing the number 14 peak of his debut hit, " White Iverson". It was produced by Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes and Louis Bell. It was then released on January 31, 2017, as the fifth official single from the album.
It was released on November 4, 2016, by Republic Records as the first promotional single from Malone's debut studio album, Stoney (2016). " Congratulations" is a song by American rapper and singer Post Malone, featuring vocals from American rapper Quavo, from the hip hop trio Migos.