[citation needed] Considered an eclectic album of art rock, Fly or Die features songs that have been compared to XTC and 10cc.

"[citation needed] Entertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p. 62) - "Fly or Die is craftier and more multilayered than its predecessor....[A] set of clever, complex, studio-crafted pop--complete with musicianly, smooth-jazz licks--that doesn't owe allegiance to any one genre."

- Rating: A-[citation needed] Uncut (p. 91) - 5 stars out of 5 - "N*E*R*D can replicate machine hypersyncopation at the drop of a hi-hat.

"[citation needed] Mojo (p. 106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is an enthusiastic hymn to the terminally uncool, an un-ironic celebration of nerd-culture....They make a party you want to be invited to.

[16] All tracks are written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo; produced by The Neptunes ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.