"We like this. It has a slight whiff of 'bounced around between the A&R inboxes of A-List global songstresses of the world until eventually ending up on a Nicole Scherzinger reissue' about it but there's lots to love. We particularly like the line that sounds like 'why does it feel like a cow?'." The website listed the song as the fourth best song from Scherzinger. Brad Stern of MTV Buzworthy praised the song for its production. "'Try with Me' is a gorgeous combination of pulsating synthesizers and slammin' vocals, and if she times this one right, there's no way Scherzy can't claw her way back to the top overseas." Meena Rupani of DesiHits complimented the "amazing" vocals of Scherzinger. Chart performance "Try with Me" made its first chart appearance in Ireland on November 30, 2011, where it debuted and peaked at number 29. In the UK "Try with Me" debuted and peaked at number eighteen selling 21,315 copies. It's the only single from the album, along with Wet, that didn't reach the top-ten. "Try With Me" only spent 3 weeks on the chart, becoming her fastest single to leave the UK charts. Music video The accompanying music video for "Try with Me" was shot in Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico on October 3, 2011 by Aaron Platt and Joseph Toman, while the choreography was handled by Brian Friedman. The flight to Mexico was followed with a five-hour drive to the rainforest. Scherzinger wears a cream chiffon couture gown designed by Anne Barge, while towards the end of the video she wears a Claire Pettibone dress teamed up with handmade cuffs by Christina Makowsky. The music video was premiered on MSN Music UK on October 18, 2011. In the video, Scherzinger is romping in the jungle, playing a moss-covered piano while wearing a white sheath and surrounded by the lush shrubbery of nature and a babbling waterfall. Throughout the entirety of the video, she is singing, dancing and emoting. Live performances "Try with Me" was performed for the first time at the live on the eighth season of The X Factor on October 30, 2011. Scherzinger opened the performance singing the slow part of the song while seated on a high stage, surrounded by smoke. As the song picked up pace, she stood up and started dancing. Amy Sciarretto from PopCrush wrote that "the overall performance was drenched in mystique and