"[2] "Classic Rock Review" called it an "absolute masterpiece of a title song" that "celebrates longevity in relationships and love affairs with a flawless melody backed by a perfect music arrangement."

"[6] The music critic Alexis Petridis wrote that Harvest Moon was a "genuinely beautiful hymn to marriage and enduring love".

[8] Inglis wrote that much of the popular success of Harvest Moon in the fall of 1992 was due to a backlash against grunge music, which dominated the charts in first half of 1992.

[10] The music video for the song was filmed during the night at the Mountain House, a restaurant situated inside a redwood forest at Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, California.

[11] Young's girlfriend drops a matchbox labelled Alex's in 1967 during her dance, which is still on the floor in 1992, which again shows the enduring love between over the decades.