Sarah Rodman of '' The Boston Globe '' wrote that the song " is totally shameless and completely effective " as it " derives much of its charm from a hefty sample of Michael Jackson 's ' Human Nature ' " . Joanne Dorken of MTV UK wrote that the sample gives " the tune an instant eighties feel " . Najah Goldstein of radio station WNOW-FM wrote that the song is " shows a much softer side of Chris Brown " , and further added that it 's " definitely a song for the ladies ... maybe even for pop star Rihanna . " Margaret Wappler of '' Los Angeles Times '' wrote that " the sentiment of the song is refreshingly complex . " Hannah Ash of '' The Harber Herald '' wrote that on '' F.A.M.E. '' , " She Ai n't You " and " Up to You " are " the perfect sweet and cute love songs " . While reviewing the album , Sean Fennessey of '' The Washington Post '' wrote that " a more appropriate application appears on ' She Ai n’t You ' , which interpolates Michael Jackson 's ' Human Nature ' . Jackson has long been the emotional , physical and musical forebear to Brown . But on ' She Ai n’t You ' he begs the comparison , and it is n’t pretty . " Jon Caramanica of '' The New York Times '' wrote that Brown " has a really charmless way with a lyric , as on ' She Ai n’t You ' — " When I 'm with her it 's only ' bout the sex / With you I had a bad romance / And if I could just trade her in I would " — and a voice nowhere near strong enough to make up for it . " The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards , and Top R&B Song at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
She Ain't You