▁Know les ▁sh outs ▁on ▁the ▁ch orus ▁and ▁the ▁hook . ▁Frances ▁Rom ero ▁of ▁Time ▁listed ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm " ▁at ▁number ▁nine ▁on ▁her ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁An gry ▁Break up ▁Songs ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁de cade , ▁writing : ▁" C rit ics ▁had ▁mixed ▁feelings ▁about ▁the ▁song ▁... ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁what ▁it ▁does ▁show ▁is ▁that ▁Bey on cé ▁will ▁have ▁her ▁way ." ▁Staff ▁members ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁ranked ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁The ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Tra cks ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁number ▁eight y - five . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Fem ale ▁R & B ▁V ocal ▁Performance ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Mary ▁J . ▁Bl ige ' s ▁song ▁" Be ▁Without ▁You " ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁J ody ▁Rosen ▁from ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁cred ited ▁ ▁the ▁j arring ▁tim br al ▁and ▁t onal ▁variations ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁for ▁giving ▁a ▁new ▁musical ▁sound ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁before ▁Know les . ▁He ▁further ▁wrote , ▁" If ▁they ▁sound ▁' normal ' ▁now , ▁it ' s ▁because ▁Bey on cé , ▁and ▁her ▁many ▁follow ers , ▁have ▁retra ined ▁our ▁ears ." ▁On ▁their ▁ranking ▁of ▁the ▁best