 Evan Sawdey from PopMatters gave the song a negative review , saying " ' Marry the Night ' very much wants to be top @-@ notch Justice knockoff , but by adding a bridge of upbeat platitudes and an utterly pointless instrumental section after the 3 : 30 mark , she ultimately winds up weakening the power of her ' let ’ s take the night ' rallying cry " . Kerri Mason from Billboard found influences of gothic rock in it , but went on to call it an " unapologetic disco @-@ powered pop " that could have been a production number on Gaga 's debut album , The Fame ( 2008 ) . Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph gave an analogy with rock musician " Meat Loaf going to the disco " , while describing the song . NME 's Dan Martin felt that the song , although impressive , was conservative as the opening song of Born This Way . He further found similarities to the work of Moroder and influences of Bruce Springsteen 's 1975 single , " Born to Run " . 
