 Many reviewers considered the track one of the album 's highlights . Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne gave Love . Angel . Music . Baby. a C + rating but called the track " one of the album 's undeniable highs " . In its review of the album , Nick Sylvester of Pitchfork Media believed that " we can 't expect 12 more cuts as personal or urgent as debut single ' What You Waiting For ' " , while naming it " one of the best electro songs this year " . Lisa Haines of BBC Music stated that it " stands out as the best track on the album for the way it pits storming beats against enthusiastic lyrics " and compared the song to Goldfrapp 's 2003 single " Strict Machine " . Eric Greenwood of Drawer B , who felt that the album " fails on every level " , also commented that " if this album had even two more songs this immediate and catchy , then I 'd stick my neck out for it , but , sadly , it 's the only song worth listening to . " In 2009 , The Daily Telegraph listed the song at number 82 on their list " 100 songs that defined the Noughties . " 
