It was called a "do-it-yourself declaration of independence that posits self-care is more important than the pursuit of romance" which Rae wrote alongside Tove Burman and producers Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd.

[13][14] Paper named it "song of the week", stating that it recalls Mount Kimbie's "Cold Spring Fault Less Youth" era, also describing it as "hypnotic and euphoric and hugely weird, three things in short supply of late.

"[16] Notion similarly expressed "it's three from three for Addison Rae, who's on a generational run of pop singles," continuing that the track is "an electro-pop brooder, not as instantly catchy as "Diet Pepsi" or "Aquamarine" but one that builds with tension and eventually explodes into a frenzy of EDM and trap.

"[17] InStyle's Courtney Thompson wrote that "Rae's doing God's work" in the "synth-heavy confection that will probably become the soundtrack for all of your debaucherous adventures in the months to come," adding that "2025 will cement her status as a princess of the genre.

"[18] Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork reviewed the track, blurbing that Rae "makes not trying look easy" with the "squelchy, effervescent third single", writing that "once again, it has worked like a charm" with the "the finger-snap percussion, the key change halfway through the hook, the way it resists buoyancy and sinks slowly instead.