▁as ▁the ▁third ▁single ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ' s ▁Mel issa ▁Ma er z ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" lo ve - as - a - b attle field ▁anth em ." ▁Andy ▁Bab er ▁from ▁music OM H ▁wrote ▁a ▁positive ▁review ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁" a ▁soul ful , ▁r ous ing ▁number ▁that ▁really ▁shows ▁off ▁the ▁de xter ity ▁of ▁De G raw ’ s ▁vocals , ▁simply ▁re lying ▁on ▁a ▁cla pping ▁beat ▁and ▁the ▁ever ▁present ▁piano . ▁It ▁is ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁a ▁dr astic ▁departure , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁De G raw ▁approaching ▁his ▁sound ▁with ▁more ▁thought ▁than ▁ever ▁before ." ▁Amy ▁Sci ar retto ▁of ▁Art ist ▁Direct ▁thought ▁that ▁" the ▁ra cier ▁moments ▁are ▁bal anced ▁out ▁by ▁more ▁em otion ally ▁transparent ▁songs ▁like ▁the ▁u pl ifting ▁" S old ier ", ▁which ▁convey ▁vulner ability ▁while ▁still ▁man aging ▁to ▁feel ▁distinct ly ▁mascul ine . ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ' s ▁J ody ▁Rose ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁De G raw ▁is ▁" an ▁excellent ▁singer , ▁with ▁a ▁hint ▁of ▁g rit ▁in ▁his ▁ten or ▁that ▁tips ▁power ▁ball ads ▁like ▁" S old ier " ▁toward ▁soul ▁music ." ▁ ▁A ▁review ▁from ▁Re ut ers ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁" s ounds ▁just