Loose received generally positive reviews from music critics; it holds an average score of 71 out of 100 at aggregate website Metacritic [REF].
In a mixed review, Nick Catucci of The Village Voice felt that Furtado "sauces up a bit too luridly" and lacks "chemistry" with Timbaland, writing that Loose "isn't a love child, but a bump-and-grind that never finds a groove" [REF].