pˈænjˌʊɹɹəpˈiən mˌæɡɐzˈiːn mjˈuːzɪk ænd mˈiːdiːɚ ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt "wɪððɪ ˌʌptˈɛmpoʊ, ɪnfˈɛkʃəs wiːv ɡɑːt ɪt ɡˌoʊɪn ˌɔn stˈɪl ɪnðə bˈɛnɪlˌʌks, dʒˈɜːmən ænd swˈɪs tˈɑːp tˈɛn, ðə bˈækstɹiːt bˈɔɪz slˈoʊd ðɛɹ kɹˈɪstəl klˈɪɹ vˈoʊkəlz dˌaʊn tə mˌeɪk wˈʌn ʌv ðoʊz smˈuːð ˈɑːɹ ænd bˈiː bˈælədz wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ tˈɪpɪkli ˈeɪmd fɚðə jˌuːˈɛs mˈɑːɹkɪt."
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that "with the up-tempo, infectious 'We've Got It Goin' On' still in the Benelux, German and Swiss top 10, the Backstreet Boys slowed their crystal clear vocals down to make one of those smooth R&B ballads which are typically aimed for the US market."