Pegg considers the title track to be one of Bowie's finest 1980s recordings and one of the "all-time great pop songs." It was described by Ed Power in the "Irish Examiner" as "a decent chunk of funk-rock". It opens with a group of singers getting louder and louder before it explodes into a massive climax. O'Leary and Pegg compare the intro to the Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout". The seven-minute album version features different instrumental solos than the shorter single version. Vaughan's guitar solo has a blues-inflicted edge to it. The lyrics instruct the listener to "put on your red shoes" and dance under the "serious moonlight". "Without You" is described by Pegg as "a throwaway love song" and the album's low point, disregarding both the music and lyrics. O'Leary similarly criticises Bowie's vocal performance, done in a "fragile falsetto". On the other hand, Ken Tucker of "Rolling Stone" wrote that "Without You" featured some of the most daring songwriting of Bowie's career, and complimented Bowie's vocal performance.