On the other hand, "Guardian" journalist Luke Williams referred to the song as "the biggest load of musical tosh ever"; his colleague Michael Hann described it as "dreadful wine-bar soul". Sean Daly of the "St. Petersburg Times" named "True" the worst song of all time, while "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" columnist Robert Jamieson selected it as the worst ever love song. It was also featured in the "Houston Press" article, "10 Songs We Never, Ever Want to Hear Again, Ever". Luke Williams derided the lyric, "Why do I find it hard to write the next line?", and "NME" included the line, "I bought a ticket to the world but now I've come back again", in their "50 worst pop lyrics of all time".