Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 film, was sick the day the vocals were recorded.
[citation needed] After brushing past Link, the main lead on The Corny Collins Show, Tracy Turnblad starts to dream about what her life would be like if she pursued a relationship with him.
Orlando Sentinel notes "the chorus members produce bells whose tinkling emphasizes the dream setting of the song".
[11] DC Metro Theatre Arts write "Tracy fantasizes about getting married to the local heartthrob in a dream sequence that is both beautifully romantic and hysterically funny.
[13] The Public Reviews wrote "I Can Hear the Bells is a cute reflection of every teenage girls inner mind when faced with the school heart throb".