Although calling it a "neo soul hip-shaker", Laura Sinagra of Rolling Stone considered the song to be "more Destiny's Child than yesterday's blues." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated that Mind, Body & Soul'''s "one attempt at sauciness, 'Don't Cha Wanna Ride,' in which Stone [...] compares herself to a juiced-up car, should be parked in the lingerie section of a department store."
Laura Sinagra and David Browne both reviewed the same song, Mind, Body & Soul, and had different opinions on its style and target audience.