 The song received widespread acclaim from music critics . In the Rolling Stone review of the album , critic Kelefa Sanneh wrote : " One of the best is ' Fix You ' , an unabashedly sentimental song where Martin delivers words of encouragement in a gentle falsetto [ ... ] Proving once more that no band can deliver a stately rock ballad like this one . " Paul McNamee of NME magazine wrote : " It ’ s a wonderful song that shifts from simple stark piano and voice to a ringing , clattering burst of intent and proto @-@ prog four @-@ part harmony . " Adrien Begrand of PopMatters in his review of the album , noted the song as the " best ballad " off X & Y. In 2005 , the song appeared at number two on Q magazine 's " 100 Greatest Tracks of the Year " , and was listed as one of the " Tracks of the Year " by NME in 2005 . 
