The Akron Beacon Journal speculated the song was "the big turnoff for the bean counters [at Sony] ... [it] has a rolling circular piano line and no beat aside from the sawing of the lush, swelling string arrangement", and a review in Okayplayer called it "brilliant.
The Akron Beacon Journal suggested that the song was "highly unappealing to the finance department [at Sony] ... with a flowing piano line and no beat beyond the grand string arrangement," whereas an Okayplayer review deemed it "exceptional."