[2] Originally recorded prior to the singer's death in a plane crash in 2001, Drake later finished the track with producer Noah "40" Shebib in 2012.

[1] Marc Hogan of Spin called the song "a welcome return from a late great, overseen with obvious ... devotion" from Drake, who "mostly manages to stay out of the way on this one, confidently embodying the character of Aaliyah's repressed boyfriend without stifling the track with too much reverence.

Online felt that "it's hard not to feel some goosebumps rise at the first sound of Aaliyah's soft voice, but quickly, listeners can find themselves taken by the single and moving their head to the smooth beat".

[6] By contrast, Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone panned Drake's rap as a "desecration" and "desultory boasting, pointless 'wass ups,' slapped on like gaudy graffiti tags."

He gave the song three-and-a-half out of five stars and asserted that, without his contribution, it would be "an engrossing record, with eerily stark production from Noah '40' Shebib: a great fit, and a worthy tribute, to R&B's most avant-garde diva.