' s ▁imag ery ." ▁Fre it ag ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁final ▁ch orus ▁which ▁del ivers ▁" st unning ▁four - part ▁harm on ies ." ▁ ▁The ▁Guardian ▁said ▁that ▁while ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" not ▁bad ," ▁there ▁was ▁" nothing ▁mel od ically ▁or ▁son ically " ▁that ▁would ▁set ▁it ▁apart ▁on ▁a ▁radio ▁play list . ▁The ▁publication ▁considered ▁it ▁be ▁the ▁weak est ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁record . ▁While ▁S put nik music ▁was ▁more ▁favor able ▁towards ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁website ▁did ▁share ▁similar ▁sent iments ▁on ▁the ▁track ' s ▁" s ense ▁of ▁familiar ity " ▁with ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁P ure ▁Hero ine , ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" qu ite ▁strong ▁and ▁well - exec uted ." ▁Despite ▁several ▁mixed ▁reviews , ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁included ▁" Hom em ade ▁Dynam ite " ▁on ▁three ▁separate ▁year - end ▁lists . ▁The ▁song ▁ranked ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁publication ' s ▁American ▁and ▁Australian ▁lists , ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" ner v ously ▁se xy ▁synth - pop ▁thr iller ." ▁Lor de ' s ▁" e cc ent ric ▁whisper " ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁holding ▁the ▁track ▁together . ▁Rob ▁She ff ield ▁also ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁included ▁" Hom em ade ▁Dynam ite " ▁at ▁number ▁ten ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 5 ▁Best ▁Songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁list , ▁pra ising ▁Lor de ' s ▁dynam