In August 2010, Tunstall performed an acoustic rendition of the track in 13 July at the Hiro Ballroom in Manhattan, using live looping to get the layering and harmonizing effects in the chorus.

Music said, that:" There's the energy of electronic input underpinning some songs, but the moments that leave marks include the xylophone and acoustic guitar marching drum twinkle-fest "Fade Like a Shadow", which ticks over like it's chasing racing heart-beats.

[6] Jeff Tamarkin from The Boston Phoenix has said that: "The first single, "Fade like a Shadow", is emblematic of the denser, rowdier sonics that permeate much of the record.

A dance-floor trifle that never lets up, it utilizes Tunstall's wall of guitars (and glockenspiel) not so much for melodic purposes as to fortify the muscle flexing of the rhythm makers on hand".

[7] Charlotte Richard Andrews from The Guardian said, positively, that: "The uptempo, chime-sprinkled "Fade Like a Shadow" – affirm Tunstall's skill at penning catchy yet credible pop hits".