"[1] AllMusic contributor Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the song for it being a "great moment to make [Why Do Fools Fall in Love] a first-rate urban contemporary and hip-hop soundtrack.

"[2] A music video for the single was directed by Rashidi Natara Harper in New York City and premiered on The Box in mid-July 1998.

[3][4] In spite of the single's non-charting performance in the US, the music video received frequent airplay on BET and College Television Network.

The video then transitions to Mo picking up her girlfriends and riding in a car to meet up with the song's antagonist in an attempt to settle a feud.

By the latter, Mo and accompanying backup dancers are caught in a still frame while the video intercuts with paper-machete aliens dancing with Missy, who is dressed in a Scottish attire.