In an otherwise critical review of His 'n' Hers, Matt Messbarger of the Chicago Tribune noted that "the crooning of Jarvis Cocker about lost youth has its campy charms" on the track.NME readers ranked the song as Pulp's fourth best in a fan vote, calling it "a giddy anthem for those who didn't feel they had a voice" and concluding, "Who better to articulate the horror of a bad sexual encounter than Mr.
In a comprehensive review of His 'n' Hers, Matt Messbarger from the Chicago Tribune observed that "Jarvis Cocker's crooning about lost youth possesses campy allure" on the track. NME readers placed the song at fourth place in a fan poll, describing it as "a spirited anthem for those without a voice," and concluding, "Who could better express the horror of an unsatisfactory sexual encounter than Mr."