Larry Flick from Billboard felt that the former Ten City front man "continues to assert himself as a solo artist to be reckoned with this feel-good house kicker.

This is the rare kind of record that makes your heart race..."[4] A reviewer from Music Week rated it five out of five, adding, "The former Ten City vocalist deserved wider recognition with this pleasing R&B dance cut, which is already causing a storm in the clubs.

"[6] Charles Aaron from Spin wrote that Stingily "is the most buoyant and poignant singer/songwriter to come out of late-'80s house music, and he deserves a hit, already.

Later they enter a crowded nightclub, where Stingily and the women perform the song onstage in front of dancing people.

[8] Matthew Francey from Ministry of Sound declared "Get Up" as one of the biggest tunes in dance music in 2018, "The song's triumphant chorus is perfect for the sort of sunset sessions that have become ubiquitous from Croatia to Cabo, which has helped fuel "the track's return to prominence in the sets of DJs around the world.