 " Beat of My Heart " received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics wrote that Duff sounds like she is bored and " going through the motions " on the song . She further stated that Duff has " lost her <unk> and ironically , her spunk " in the song . Avoledo concluded her review by calling " the bland electro pop " song an " insult to the genre . It 's like spilling ramen on a <unk> Westwood evening gown . " A reviewer from CBBC Newsround commented that the song is so repetitive that you will feel like " you 've listened to it 20 times after just one play " . The reviewer praised the heartbeat present on the track , writing that it " make it a bit of a foot @-@ tapper " , but deemed the lyrics to be " meaningless " . The reviewer concluded that : " You 'll find yourself humming it but will be hard pushed to remember what on earth she was singing about ! " Spence D. of IGN wrote that " Beat of My Heart " does not try for subtlety as it utilizes the " much overused heartbeat " for the " foundation rhythm " of the song . 
