thing ▁we ▁needed ". ▁Similarly , ▁S aj ae ▁E lder , ▁of ▁Complex , ▁noted ▁the ▁" gre at ▁opening ▁verse " ▁and ▁claimed ▁the ▁song ' s ▁" sync op ated , ▁summ ery ▁production ▁[...] ▁gives ▁a ▁se xy ▁nod ▁to ▁love ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁past ". ▁The ▁" se xy " ▁approach ▁was ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁Paris ▁Close , ▁writing ▁for ▁Pop Cr ush , ▁who ▁noted ▁that ▁" no ▁one ▁does ▁se xy ▁like ▁X t ina " ▁adding ▁that ▁" when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁performance , ▁she ▁can ▁show ▁you ▁better ▁than ▁she ▁can ▁tell ▁you ", ▁while ▁pra ising ▁the ▁" stra ight ▁to ▁the ▁point " ▁lyr ics ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁" fl ute - ti pped ▁instrument als ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁distance ". ▁▁ ▁Id ol ator ' s ▁Mike ▁Nied ▁defined ▁the ▁song ▁as ▁a ▁" v ib ey ▁mid - tem po ", ▁not ing ▁that ▁" ac cent ing ▁the ▁performance ▁with ▁vocal ▁fl our ishes , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁ref res hing ▁release ▁that ▁highlight s ▁X t ina ' s ▁state ▁of ▁mind ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ". ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁contrib utor ▁Brit t any ▁Span os ▁highlight ed ▁Gold Link ' s ▁references ▁to ▁Agu il era ' s ▁earlier ▁songs ▁(" Gen ie ▁in ▁a ▁B ott le ", ▁" A in ' t ▁No ▁Other ▁Man "), ▁while ▁considering ▁the ▁song ▁a ▁" self - ass ured ▁track ". ▁V