"[1] A reviewer from Music & Media commented, "After a tougher than normal start, this song quickly becomes another Maxi Priest single like all the others.

"[2] David Giles from Music Week wrote, "A discernible step in the soul direction from the reggae maestro.

"[3] Troy L. Smith of cleveland.com called it "the mellowest new jack swing song you'll ever hear",[4] while Tom Breihan of Stereogum classified it as dance-pop.

In 2004, American boy band B3 covered the song on their album Living for the Weekend, which also features Maxi Priest on backing vocals.

In 2006, Puerto Rican reggaeton group Pachanga covered the song on their album Recontra locos latinos and released it as their second single.