Glover's performance was met with praise from the show's judges and it was generally considered the best performance of the night. "Rolling Stone" wrote that Glover "got judges on their feet" with her "impeccable" performance. Nicki Minaj exclaimed at the end of the performance that "And that is how you do a Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston song". Likewise, "Billboard" called Glover's performance "best single showing of the night" and commented on the vocal delivery that "she knows precisely when to hit the sweet spot of a song, building up to that point with masterful restraint". "MTV News" commented that Glover "positively slay" the song.