Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that "at a time when music is frightfully aggressive and the world at large is fraught with turmoil, a classic Dion power ballad is a warm source of comfort." All along, Dion offers an "appealing palette of vocal colors that range from delicate and breathy to full-bodied and appropriately dramatic." Ken Tucker of "Entertainment Weekly" wrote that the song "builds in intensity to sound like a James Bond movie theme as delivered by Barbra Streisand -- which is to say, it's over-the-top fun." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic echoed the same thought, calling it an "unapologetically Barbra Streisand-esque." He also picked it as one of the best tracks on both albums ("A New Day Has Come" and "One Heart"). Barnes & Noble praised the track, calling it a "soaring" ballad. Rebecca Wallwork was less impressed, commenting that "it stick to the tried-and-true formula of allowing Dion's impressive voice to take center stage."