

The song was included in end of the year lists for 2018 by multiple publications, including Consequence of Sound and NME. A number of them complimented the lush composition of the song, though other critics expressed somewhat mixed assessments of West's verse.

The song received generally strong reviews from music critics and was mostly named by them as one of the album's highlights, with general praise from critics going towards 070 Shake's outro. The mind of West is demonstrated as going through the unravelling process within "Ghost Town", which is connected to mental illness, and West's verse features him gargling unfinished thoughts. It is composed around a sample of "Take Me for a Little While", performed by the Royal Jesters, and also includes a sample of "Someday", performed by Shirley Ann Lee. The song is a hip hop track, which features psychedelic elements. 070 Shake experienced more people contacting her after contributing to the song, while she expressed strong feelings of collaborating with West.

It was produced by West, while co-produced by Mike Dean, and features additional production from Francis and the Lights, Benny Blanco and Noah Goldstein. The song features vocals from fellow recording artists PartyNextDoor, Kid Cudi, John Legend and 070 Shake. " Ghost Town" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his eighth studio album, Ye (2018).
