 The song features Box' piano throughout and was described by BMG Australia as a "slice of delicious pop".The song received a common response to Augie March songs, with "Impress"s Jayson Argall writing that if he "was at pains to try and define the song or decipher its meaning, then maybe [his] attention would be better directed elsewhere".Guitarist Adam Donovan felt similarly, but with the consolation that "I've got a long time to live with it...