 In 2010 Canadian rapper Drake sampled Aaliyah's version of the song in his song "Unforgettable"; four years later singer Tamar Braxton sampled this song for her single "Let Me Know" featuring Future.In 2017, Sevyn Streeter used an interpolation of the song for her hit, "Before I Do", the lead single from her album "Girl Disrupted".Damien Scott from Complex felt that the song was a nice departure from the hip hop and new jack swing inspired songs that comprised a large portion of Aaliyah's debut album.