Premiering September 6, 2006, the video was shown on an episode of the documentary series Access Granted alongside a behind-the-scenes feature.

[2] In 2006 articles for Billboard and Vibe, music critics cited Polow da Don's work on "Blindfold Me" as part of his rising popularity as a record producer.

Brian Stanley mixed the track, with assistance from Mike Makowski, at the Chung King Studios in New York City.

[31] In a Billboard review for "Blindfold Me", Clover Hope discussed it as part of the magazine's R&B category;[9] however, during a separate article, she referred to the single as pop rap.

[35] MTV News's Doreen St. Félix said the track had a "skeletal beat",[36] while Hope described its composition as having a "tick-tock percussion".

[10] Music critics focused on this sexually explicit content,[37] which is demonstrated in the line: "He refused to take a bite before I put my blindfold on.

"[38] The Associated Press's Brett Johnson characterized the single as a "naughty bedroom romp",[39] and the CanWest News Service critic T'Cha Dunlevy wrote that the lyrics are full of "bootylicious taunts".

[42] Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe named it one of the best singles of 2006, humorously writing that Kelis and Nas singing about erotic asphyxiation and mummification would be enjoyable if those lyrics were coupled with a beat as good as "Blindfold Me".

[44] Steve Hands for musicOMH encouraged his readers to listen to both songs multiple times to understand "the subtle lights behind the braggy bushels".

[35] In the Associated Press, Brett Johnson said "Blindfold Me" fit with Kelis's attitude, writing: "Few songstresses can match her hot-blooded sneer.

[5] Hope and Stylus Magazine's Mallory O'Donnell disliked the remix, criticizing the lyrics as uncomfortably voyeuristic into Kelis's sex life with Nas.

[9][10] O'Donnell dismissed the single as a "rote club-banger",[10] and Hope questioned its commercial viability, saying "it is hard to see it getting much airplay outside the sweaty confines of the clubs".

[9] In New York magazine, Sia Michel panned "Blindfold Me" as a failed attempt to recapture past success, finding it "far less catchy and witty" than "Milkshake".

[40][49] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Ann Powers said "few artists could line up an ode to bondage right next to a love song so sweet that it could be played at a wedding".