ɪn hɪz wˈiːkli jˌuːkˈeɪ tʃˈɑːɹt kˈɑːməntˌɛɹi, dʒˈeɪmz mˈæstɚtən ɹˈoʊt, "ðə nˈuː sˈɪŋɡəl ɪz mˈoːɹ ʌvðə kˈaɪnd ʌv ɹˈɛkɚd ʃiː tˈɜːnz ˈaʊt æz stˈændɚd ænd hɐz lˈɪɾəl pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə hˈaɪts ʌv ˈɜːlɪɚ ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz."
In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single is more of the kind of record she turns out as standard and has little prospect of reaching the heights of earlier releases."