Rolling Stone said that with its "synthesized rock & roll cellos" the song is an "all-weather [single] for the here and now," but reviewing the album as a whole, Rolling Stone expressed concern that "If ELO's not careful, they're going to end up becoming the kind of cheese that squirts out of an aerosol can."
Rolling Stone described the song as having "synthesized rock & roll cellos," calling it an "all-weather [single] for the here and now." However, they expressed concern that ELO might become "the kind of cheese that squirts out of an aerosol can" when reviewing the entire album.