, ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁" Bad ▁In flu ence ", ▁" inst antly ▁ind el ible ". ▁Andy ▁Batt aglia ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁expressed ▁a ▁different ▁opinion ▁towards ▁the ▁song , ▁calling ▁it ▁" so ▁bl aring ▁and ▁bad ▁as ▁to ▁make ▁Fun house ▁seem ▁like ▁a ▁lost ▁cause ▁from ▁the ▁start ." ▁Chris ▁Will man ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁pra ised ▁" So ▁What " ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁anth em ▁of ▁" bl uff ing ▁and ▁bra v ado ", ▁while ▁Jon ▁Car aman ica ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁" per fun ct ory ". ▁E van ▁S aw de y ▁of ▁Pop Mat ters ▁wrote ▁posit ively ▁about ▁the ▁song , ▁calling ▁it ▁" as ▁big ▁a ▁red ▁her ring ▁single ▁as ▁you ▁can ▁find ." ▁Jonathan ▁Ke efe ▁of ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine ▁called ▁" So ▁What " ▁a ▁m idd ling ▁effort ▁among ▁the ▁songs ▁he ▁cons iders ▁vi able ▁single ▁material ▁in ▁Fun house . ▁Ke efe ▁later ▁referred ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁" school yard ▁ta unt ", ▁linking ▁it ▁to ▁P ink ' s ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁single ▁" Get ▁the ▁Party ▁Start ed " ▁( Miss und az to od , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁Bill ▁Lamb ▁of ▁About . com ▁awarded ▁" So ▁What " ▁a ▁four - and - a - half – star ▁rating , ▁pra ising ▁the ▁song ' s ▁synth ▁backing ▁and