The single was well received in the press, with Dave McCullough of Sounds calling the song "one of the most exciting and most astonishingly adept big label debut singles I've heard since the Jam's 'In the City'".
The single was met with favorable opinions from the media, with Dave McCullough of Sounds highlighting it as "one of the most impressive and exceptionally gifted debut singles by a major label since the Jam's 'In the City'".