He further wrote, "If they sound 'normal' now, it's because Beyoncé, and her many followers, have retrained our ears." On their ranking of the best singles of aughts, Slant Magazine included "Ring the Alarm" at number two-hundred-and-twenty-six.
He wrote that if songs sound normal now, it's because Beyoncé and her fans have trained our ears to hear them that way. Slant Magazine ranked "Ring the Alarm" as number 226 on their list of best singles from the aughts.