 Upon its release , It 's Better If You Don 't Understand received rave reviews from music critics . 411Mania 's Dan Pardalis complimented the EP by calling it " pop music at its finest " , noting the song " Somewhere in Brooklyn " was " good " , describing the other three as " great " . He added that the four tracks tell " one love story " . Pardalis complement not only Mars ' " extraordinary versatility , pop sensibility , and appeal " , but also his talent at creating " memorable vocal melodies and his naturally emotive writing " , easily making a connection with the audience . Bill Lamb of About.com labelled the EP a " pop pleasure " , further praising the record by saying " with justice in the pop music world , this is the music that should be on your radio " , rating It 's Better If You Don 't Understand four and a half out of five stars . Writing for Allmusic , David Jeffres called the EP 's four songs a " sparse effort that leans towards pop " and drew attention to " the man ’ s songwriting " . He also deemed the album a " short set of easy , breezy tunes " , which doesn 't necessarily leave people " begging for more , but it will make most pop fans open to the idea " . Harris Decker of the website The Truth About Music also gave the EP a positive review , calling the record " impressive " and Mars " talented " . Nevertheless , he felt the release was " rushed " since it was made : " in order to capitalize on the success of the mainstream singles " . 
