section_path: Critical reception/Eurovision-related and international media
section_name: Eurovision-related and international media
paragraph_text: Eurovision-related and international media
  
  In a Wiwibloggs review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 7.87 out of 10 points, earning fifth out of the 37 songs competing in that year's Eurovision in the site's annual ranking that year. ESC Beat 's Doron Lahav ranked the song fourth overall, writing that "this is one of the few songs that gave me winner vibes this year" due to its musical composition and gradual buildup in intensity. Jon O'Brien, a writer for Vulture, ranked the song 12th overall, describing it as an "Über-dramatic effort" but admitting that "classical purists" would not like the song "particularly for the fact its outro suddenly veers from the concert hall into the warehouse rave". Rob Picheta, writer for American outlet CNN, ranked it second out of the 26 finalists in Eurovision 2025, commending JJ's vocal abilities and proclaiming it as "the best song at the competition". However, he also admitted that the song was "far too similar to ' The Code '", which he thought could affect the song's chances at victory. The Times ' Ed Potton ranked it eighth out of the 26 finalists, rating the song four out of five stars, also praising JJ's vocal abilities alongside the song's "boshing techno finale".
  
  NPR 's Glen Weldon included the song in his honourable mentions of their list of best songs in Eurovision 2025, describing the song as a "great big bowl of opera sauce with a bit of club banger crumbled in". Yle 's Eva Frantz gave the song an 8 out of 10 rating, writing that the song had a high chance of scoring high in the juries. However, she also admitted that she thought chances at the song winning were hindered by the similarities it had to Nemo 's " The Code ", the Eurovision 2024 winner. The Daily Telegraph 's Neil McCormick described the song as a "pretentious hodgepodge style of music you only ever really get at Eurovision", stating that it was "contrived and deeply irritating if you listen to it more than once". German satirist Jan Böhmermann stated on an FM4 radio show that "We think JJ has to be number one... If JJ manages to perform like in the single... then JJ really has a chance of winning!”