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.
Matt Messbarger from the Chicago Tribune noted that Jarvis Cocker's crooning about lost youth on His 'n' Hers had campy charm. NME readers ranked it as Pulp's fourth best song in a fan poll, calling it "a spirited anthem for those without a voice" and concluding, "Who better to articulate the horror of a bad sexual encounter than Mr."