 "NME" described "Escape" as superior to Whodini's first album and praised Smith's production, writing that his "sparse DMC sound here gives way to a rich and warm electronic soundscape".They went on to dub the title track as being the best song on the album, followed by "Big Mouth", "Out of Control", "We Are Whodini" and "Friends".They went on to say that "Featuring Grandmaster Dee" was "Escape" weak link, calling it a "pointless instrumental reworking of "Five Minutes of Funk"."