36 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks.

Upon its release as a single, Music & Media noted, "Like the wind blows the leaves off the trees, Hawkins constantly pulls pop songs out of her bag.

"[2] Barbara Ellen of NME stated, "Despite harbouring some of the worst lyrics ever, [this] is a groovy, clever pop ballad, the sort of thing Kylie might have ended up doing if she'd slept with Neil Finn instead of Michael Hutchence.

"[3] In a review of Whaler, Jim Farber of The Daily News noted, "Tracks like 'Right Beside You' and 'Don't Don't Tell Me No' chirp happily along with coquettish flair and great hook appeal.

Cloud Times described the song as "excellent" with "the most incredible a cappella ending that seems to pleasantly go on forever".