Alien Superstar

Pitchfork writer Julianne Escobedo Shepherd described the song as an "old way house anthem", comparing the track's musicality to that of Vanity 6.

In the middle of the song, the lyrics quote a speech by American writer and producer Barbara Ann Teer, made at the inauguration of the National Black Theatre in Harlem, which she founded in the late 1960s: "We dress a certain way.

[7] The New York Times called the song a "bold pop homage to ballroom culture" that delves into themes of Afrofuturism, and self-celebration.

[11] Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast deemed it as Renaissance's "stand-out track", praising its "ode to queer dance-floor anthems".

The performance starts with Beyoncé pantomiming that she's asleep, with her dancers holding up a quilted bedspread and pillows designed by Victor Weinsanto.

[19] During a performance of the song at a show in Arizona, an audio malfunction caused Beyoncé and her dancers to temporarily retreat.