ɪn ɐ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv ɹᵻvjˈuː ʌv slˈeɪdɪst, pˈɔːl tɪnˈɛli ʌv ˈɔːl mjˈuːzɪk ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə sˈɔŋ æz wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈændz "fˈaɪnɪst mˈoʊmənts" ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɪɾ æz æn "ɚɹˈiːnɚ ɹˈɑːkɚ ðæt wʊd ɡɛt kˈɪdz ˌʌp ˈɔf ðɛɹ sˈiːts".
In a retrospective review of Sladest, Paul Tinelli of AllMusic included the song as one of the band's "finest moments" and described it as an "arena rocker that would get kids up off their seats".