▁referring ▁to ▁" similar ▁ch ords , ▁same ▁u pl ifting , ▁girl - power ▁theme ▁( ... ), ▁same ▁tempo ". ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁influ ences ▁of ▁Madonna ▁but ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁over shadow ▁the ▁song , ▁as ▁it ▁"[ sum med ] ▁up ▁all ▁the ▁complex ▁G aga ▁myth os , ▁all ▁her ▁politics ▁and ▁Catholic ▁ang st ▁and ▁s me ared ▁lip st ick , ▁in ▁one ▁brilliant ▁pop ▁bl ast ." ▁C ary n ▁G anz , ▁while ▁writing ▁for ▁Y ahoo ! ▁Music , ▁critic ized ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ", ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" over work ed , ▁over wr ought , ▁no isy , ▁che es y , ▁and ▁very , ▁very ▁derivative ." ▁She ▁specifically ▁noted ▁the ▁similar ities ▁to ▁songs ▁like ▁" When ▁Love ▁T akes ▁Over " ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁" W ater falls " ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁Madonna ' s ▁songs : ▁" Express ▁Your self ", ▁" R ay ▁of ▁Light " ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁and ▁" V og ue ". ▁Meg an ▁Fried man ▁from ▁Time ▁and ▁Mar issa ▁M oss ▁from ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁summar ized ▁their ▁reaction ▁as ▁" m ixed ", ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁similar ities ▁they ▁found ▁with ▁" Express ▁Your self ". ▁Neil ▁McC orm ick ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁im itative ▁nature