 Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called her " some kind of visionary " for getting New Order on the same track as Wendy and Lisa . Kathi Kamen Goldmark of Commonsensemedia agreed , noting that the addition of the musicians " actually works . " Anthony Carew of Neumu called it an " obligatory cut [ ... ] where great care was taken to get that neo @-@ vintage sound sounding just right . " Charles Merwin of Stylus Magazine was more critical , calling it " tepid " , while Nick Sylvester of Pitchfork Media was overall displeased by the song , heavily comparing it to New Order 's " Bizarre Love Triangle " and stating : " Anyone remotely involved with ' The Real Thing ' should find a stray dog and let it bite him " . 
