gave the album 3/5, stating "Iglesias walks the line between the dancefloor jams of 2007's Insomniac and the romantic flavor of 2010's Euphoria." They chose "Bailando", "El Perdedor", "Let Me Be Your Lover", and "Loco" as the best songs from the album. Newsday gave the album a "B" grade and described the album as "slick, state-of-the-art Spanglish dance pop". Idolator gave the album 3/5 stars and called the album Euphorias "older cousin", stating that the album "isn’t great but there’s enough decent material to remind you of what Enrique is capable of at full flight". They named "You and I" and "Bailando" as the best singles from the album. Jake Hamilton of Jake's Take gave the album a "B" grade, stating that "he went overboard on the Spanish tracks". He also praised Iglesias' work in co-writing every song on the album. The Boston Globe gave a favorable review stating that Iglesias "remains a heartthrob for a reason". They also said that "You and I" is "filled with romantic yearning", while his duet with Kylie Minogue in "Beautiful" "manages to be corny yet endearing". They concluded that "It’s the heat not the beat that brings out the best in Iglesias". Artistdirect gave a positive review and gave the album 5/5 stars, stating that the new album was "Enrique's biggest and boldest masterpiece yet" and that the song "Noche y De Día" "might just be one of the most powerful and potent Latin anthems ever". Culture Fix took note of the album's range of styles stating, "The club-friendly tracks are slickly produced and filled with a high-octane energy, the ballads are complete with a raw charisma and emotion, and the mid-tempo tracks hark back to some of the singer's best work", and scored the album 4/5. Commercial performance Sex and Love debuted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week. It is Iglesias's third Billboard Top 10 album after Euphoria (No. 10) and Escape (No. 2). The album also entered the Top 10 of the Canadian Albums Chart. It peaked at No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts simultaneously. It peaked at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart, selling an approximate of 7,500 copies in first week. It also peaked at No. 6 on the Spanish Albums Chart. The album received a gold certification within the second week of