 Lance Fiasco from idobi Radio shared that "Take Me Away" and Lavigne's previous single, "Losing Grip", are the harder-edged hair-messers that really showed her grrl badge, demonstrating the once-poisonous sting of Alanis.Sal Cinquemani from "Slant Magazine" labelled "Take Me Away" a "head-banging" opening track from the album which conjured '80s metal with heaps of guitars and vocal overdubs.Along with the release of "Under My Skin", the musical style of "Take Me Away" was strongly compared with American rock band Evanescence.