for ▁the ▁band ] ." ▁ ▁However , ▁David ▁S essions , ▁editor ▁of ▁Pat rol ▁magazine , ▁wrote : ▁" It ' s ▁the ▁CC M ▁formula ▁without ▁the ▁Jesus : ▁pre - b ott led ▁con co ctions ▁( strings , ▁astr al ▁guitar ▁str um ming ) ▁sl ather ed ▁on ▁to ▁en l iven ▁a ▁fat ally ▁sou ll ess ▁mix ." ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁Gam boa , ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁for ▁News day , ▁critic ized ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁for ▁essentially ▁" sound [ ing ] ▁the ▁same " ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁work , ▁not ing : ▁" It ' s ▁not ▁a ▁bad ▁sound , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁also ▁not ▁a ▁necessary ▁one . ▁The ▁conserv ative ▁songs ▁of ▁The ▁F ray ▁try ▁to ▁shut ▁out ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁mess ing ▁up , ▁but ▁they ▁end ▁up ▁shut ting ▁out ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁succeed ing ▁as ▁well ." ▁ ▁A ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁music OM H . com ▁wrote : ▁"' N ever ▁Say ▁Never ' ▁and ▁' U ng od ly ▁H our ' ▁are ▁the ▁band ' s ▁closest ▁approxim ations ▁to ▁the ▁big ▁Cold play ▁piano ▁ball ad , ▁but ▁without ▁Chris ▁Martin ' s ▁qu ir ky ▁English ness ▁( and ▁I ▁never ▁thought ▁I ▁would ▁say ▁that ) ▁both ▁tracks ▁ultimately ▁collapse ▁under ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁their ▁conce its ." ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 4 th