ɔːlðˈoʊ sˌʌm fˈænz pɹˈeɪz ɪɾ æz "wˈʌn ʌv hɪz mˈoʊst plˈeɪfəl ænd ɪnvˈɛntɪv sˈɔŋz", ˈʌðɚz kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪz ɪt fɔːɹ bˈiːɪŋ "ɛɡzˈæktli ðə kˈaɪnd ʌv kjˈuːt sˈɛlfɪndˈʌldʒəns ðæt ðeɪ fˈaɪnd sˌoʊ ɐnˈɔɪɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz pˈoʊstbˈiːɾəlz kɚɹˈɪɹ."
Although some fans praise it as "one of his most playful and inventive songs", others criticize it for being "exactly the kind of cute self-indulgence that they find so annoying about his post-Beatles career."