ades ▁ ▁Mark ▁Edward ▁N ero ▁ranked ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁nin th ▁best ▁R & B ▁song ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁song ▁has ▁modern - day ▁classic ▁written ▁all ▁over ▁it ." ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁listed ▁it ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁best ▁songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Staff ▁members ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁Media ▁ranked ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁The ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Tra cks ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 5 . ▁Sh a he em ▁Re id , ▁J ays on ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁Rah man ▁D uk es ▁of ▁MTV ▁News ▁placed ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 ▁on ▁their ▁year - end ▁list ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁Ess ential ▁R & B ▁Songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Ryan ▁Sch rei ber ▁ranked ▁" I r replace able " ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 8 3 ▁on ▁his ▁list ▁of ▁Top ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Tra cks ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁( de cade ). ▁Barry ▁Schw art z ▁of ▁St yl us ▁Magazine ▁wrote ▁that ▁" I r replace able " ▁re capt ured ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁debut ▁single ▁" C ra zy ▁in ▁Love " ' s ▁near - per fection , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" gent le ▁but ▁def i ant