[2] On October 9, 2017, Børns shared a video of Del Rey in the studio with him, leading fans to speculate that she would be featured on his upcoming album.

Chris DeVille of Yahoo wrote "Consider this song the 2018 version of the Postal Service, a cocktail of festival-friendly sounds that merges indie-pop precociousness with trap drums and EDM’s grand, surging sweep", adding on that "I can imagine “God Save Our Young Blood” becoming a big hit, but I wish Del Rey's presence on the track was more substantial; she is audible throughout, but in what amounts to a background vocalist role.

[4] Kyle Munzenrieder of W dubbed the sung as "the first big eco-friendly jam of 2018" and noted how the song's themes of "Youth, ruined paradise, biblical allusions, lyrics about car headlights and coastlines, wispy ruminations on love [make it so] you can totally see why he invited Del Rey to jump on the song as his duet partner.

"[5] Lizzie Maqnno of Paste praised the "minimal beats and synths as their smooth pop vocals perfectly intertwine and sing of a summer drive to watch the sunrise.

"[6] Complex included the track on their "Best Songs of the Month" ranking, writing that "Lana Del Rey's contribution to the indie-pop slow-burner enhances the dreamy factor as she lustfully emphasizes words like "damnnnn" and "heyyyy" to build up to the sing-whispery chorus, where she and BØRNS make a plea to the big homie up in the sky.