ˈælən dʒˈoʊnz fɹʌm mjˈuːzɪk wˈiːk ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt "ðə wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː jˈʊɹɹoʊvˌɪʒən sˈɔŋ kˈɑːntɛst hɐz lˈɑːts ʌv ˈoʊldfˈæʃənd kwˈɔlᵻɾiz ɪts ɐ ɡˈʊd sˈɔŋ wˈɛl sˈʌŋ baɪ ɐ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ kəlˈiːn".
Alan Jones from Music Week wrote that "the winner of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest has lots of old-fashioned qualities – it's a good song well sung by a striking colleen".