looking them up in Yellow Pages. In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with Kele Le Roc recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics. Critical reception "Romeo" was acclaimed by many music critics. John Bush from AllMusic highlighted the song as an album highlight, as he had said "'Romeo' is groovy and luscious enough to be the next single from Destiny's Child." David Browne from Entertainment Weekly had complimented the track as he agreed liking its "old school disco" music. Lou Thomas from BBC Music said "'Romeo' is still a bittersweet pop classic and will break your heart or make you dance in one frantic twitch." NME gave it a very positive and achievable review, saying "'Romeo' is a fantastic single from a good album, 'Rooty'; a frisky slip of spicy feminine pop perfectly tailored for maximum radio rotation." They also finished "Never complacent and always striving to be inventive, if it feels good, the Jaxx say, do it." Andy Herman from Popmatters referred the song as a "signature Jaxx dancefloor anthem." He also said "complete with a sassy disco-diva vocal, cornball lyrics, and cheesy new wave synths and background vocals that quickly establish the duo's obsession with retro kitsch." MusicOMH also described the song as "terrific" and a "summer hit." Rolling Stone described the song as "synthetic but warm hit." Malcolm Seymour from Pitchfork was the dissenting critical voice; he gave it a mixed review. He said "the creepily Janet-esque "Romeo" commences the program on a bitter note. Featured diva Kele Le Roc's mindless lyrics spill over the predictable, shallow melodies, bland beats and clichéd basslines." Pitchfork later listed the song at number 50 on their Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s. Stylus Magazine listed the song at number 47 on their Top Singles of the Decade. As an album review, Stylus said "'Romeo' is vindicated in a glorious Bollywood-esque example of pop music." But as a ranking review, they had describe it as "joyful", "bouncy", "cheerful" and "catchy." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine had listed the song at number 116 on their Rest of the Best of the Aughts Top 500. Chart performance "Romeo" debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's third top 10 hit in their native country. It also topped the UK Dance and UK Indie charts. At the end of 2001,