 Bill Lamb of About.com rated the song two out of five stars, praising the spirit exuded, claiming it resembles that of Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl".However, he labeled it as a derivative of higher quality pop music and criticized it for its explicit sexual lyrics.Benjamin Boles of "NOW" expressed dislike for the song in this comment, "Basically, if London Bridge doesn’t make you want to rip your ears off, you’ll enjoy almost 80 per cent of the album."