Billboard described the single as "an intriguing ballad change of pace from their "To Love Somebody" hit," and specifically praised the production.

"[5] Record World called it "another of the distinctive, inventive Bee Gees mood pieces.

"[6] The song's flipside was "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" in the US, Canada and Australia but "Red Chair, Fade Away" was used in other territories.

[7] The song's music video, consisted of footage of the band enjoying traveling a city bus in Paris.

One of the robots sang the song in the "Mitchell" episode of the American television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.