sˈæl sˌɪŋkwɪmˈɑːni fɹʌm slˈænt sˈɛz ðˈæt "pˈæɹɪsᵻz deɪbjˈuː sˈɪŋɡəl, stˈɑːɹz ɑːɹ blˈaɪnd wˌɪtʃ wʌz kəmˈɪʃənd tə bɹˈɪdʒ ðə ɡˈæp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə hˈɪphˈɑːp ænd ɹˈɑːkɪnflˈɛktᵻd tˈuːnz ɔnðɪ ˈælbəm, hˈæzbiːn ðə sɚpɹˈaɪz ʌvðə sˈʌmɚ, nˈɛli fɜːtˈɑːdoʊz pɹəmˈɪskjuːəs nˌɑːtwɪðstˈændɪŋ; ɪts ɐ sˈʌni, ɹˈɛɡiːhjˈuːd lˈʌv sˈɔŋ ðæt hɐz ɪklˈɪpst nˈuː sˈɪŋɡəlz baɪ sˌʌm ʌv mjˈuːzɪkz bˈɪɡɪst stˈɑːɹz".
Sal Cinquemani from Slant says that "Paris's debut single, 'Stars Are Blind' (which was commissioned to bridge the gap between the hip-hop and rock-inflected tunes on the album), has been the surprise of the summer, Nelly Furtado's 'Promiscuous' notwithstanding; it's a sunny, reggae-hued love song that has eclipsed new singles by some of music's biggest stars".