And as an added irony for a band that was introduced by MTV when radio wouldn't touch it, this particular song exploded across radio's many formats before a video was even made." Ann Powers from New York Times declared it as "a smooth yet pathos-ridden ballad". Sam Wood from Philadelphia Inquirer called it a "sober ballad".
Interestingly, a band that was initially introduced to the public through MTV due to its refusal to be played on traditional radio went on to achieve massive success with this particular song, which exploded onto the airwaves before a visual representation was even made.