 Allmusic's Andy Kellman wrote that it "should appeal to those who have wanted Badu to revisit that lissome sound of "Baduizm" songs like 'On & On' and 'Otherside of the Game,' and it packs stunning stomp-and-clap breakdowns that sync up with Badu's most halting lines".Embling of Tiny Mix Tapes called it "as amniotic a slow jam as Badu has ever recorded".BBC Online writer Stevie Chick praised Badu's performance on the song, writing that she sings "with such earnest, desperate yearning you’ll be struck dumb".