 Upon release , the song received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song a " slice of vintage euro @-@ pop perfection , " while John Murphy of musicOMH named it " another poppy ballad which gets away with some cheesy lyrics by being touchingly sincere , making it probably the best track on the album . " Jennifer Nine of Yahoo ! Music agreed , labeling it an " airy , girlishly fresh album stand @-@ out [ that ] soars lump @-@ throatedly along on a peerlessly evocative Peter Hook bassline like some dreamy combination of Cyndi Lauper ’ s ' Time After Time ' and Ms Ciccone ’ s ' True Blue ' . Jason Damas of PopMatters claimed that the song " takes us back closer to No Doubt territory again , this time wedding a distinctively Peter Hook ( of New Order ) influenced bass line to a sweet pop ballad . " 
