ˈɜːnɪst bˈeɪkɚ fɹʌm kˈɑːmplɛks lˈɪstᵻd ðə sˈɔŋ æz wˈʌn ʌvðə "fˈɪfti ˈɔːsʌm ɡˈɪlti plˈɛʒɚ sˈɔŋz wɪɹ ɐʃˈeɪmd tə lˈaɪk bˌʌt nˌɑːt ɹˈiəli", ænd stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt "ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz lˈaɪk ɐ tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ɛskˈeɪp fɹʌm hɜː tˈæblɔɪd hˈɛdlaɪn pɜːsˈoʊnə.
Ernest Baker from Complex listed the song as one of the "50 Awesome Guilty Pleasure Songs We're Ashamed to Like (But Not Really)", and stated that "the song was like a tropical escape from her tabloid headline persona.