too late / Love, sex, and god are great / Oh oh, oh oh, sex rules." Critical reception "Sex Rules" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. Writing for MTV Buzzworthy, Nicole James complimented the track for its successful blending of "super early Madonna" and "21st-century synthpop", and drew similarities to the music of artists such as Chromeo, La Roux, and Robyn. She concluded her commentary by describing the song as "fun [and] sexy". Bradley Stern from MuuMuse spoke favorably of "Sex Rules" in his review for As If!; he directed his praise towards its "blippy, skittering electronica beats and a big fat slapping bass", while additionally noting its apparent inspiration by pop singer Britney Spears. A writer for Idolator expressed excitement that Ferreira continued pursuing her musical endeavors after her earlier cover version of "Animal" by Miike Snow. They commended Ferreira and Steinberg for developing a "hard-to-resist tune" that merged 1980s inspiration with the artistic individuality that Ferreira had become associated with, and thought that the track would help her establish prominence in mainstream culture. Writing for Rolling Stone, Colleen Nika was confident that "Sex Rules" introduced a "spiky" sound that could become popular in the evolving contemporary hit radio market. However, The New York Times Jon Caramanica opined that the "dry" vocal performance made it difficult for Ferreira to meaningfully deliver the lyrics. Track listing Release history References 2011 singles 2011 songs Capitol Records singles Sky Ferreira songs Songs written by Greg Kurstin Songs written by Sky Ferreira