 Matthew Chisling of AllMusic described the song as "a powerhouse of dance waves and infectiously produced beats".Alexis Petridis of "The Guardian" called it a "beguilingly compulsive tale of pulling a drug-induced whitey, with a combination of clipped marching beats, sawing electronics and mild R&B flavor that bears a vague resemblance to Nelly Furtado's 'Maneater'".Ben Norman of About.com said that the song "opens the album like a valkyrie leading the charge [...] riding triumphant ahead of her army.