Some praised the song's energetic production, while another considered the change in style a "failed experiment", appreciating its departure from overly serious pop music.

"Certain things in our human realm do make me feel like I’m in outer space, and the very rare few times where I’ve had incredible chemistry with someone is one of them... Part of that cocktail is also the emotional drama between you and that person, and the chaos and butterflies and nerves and passion.

[4] A clip posted to her social media features the singer with blonde hair repeating the chorus over an "electro instrumental",[5] while hanging out of a moving car which fans compared to a scene from Hereditary (2018).

[6] Cabello, however, reposted the video and embraced the comparisons in an interview for Paper, expressing admiration for XCX and dismissing the feud allegations.

The Nicolás Méndez-directed music video contrasts a scene of Cabello eating from a whole chocolate cake with different nightmarish sequences of her, including sprinting away from dogs, getting beaten up in a wrestling match, being stuck at the top of a palm tree, and lying mangled on a car.

"[19] Steffanee Wang of Nylon further commented on the shift in Cabello's sound, stating her effort "feels so transparently calculated you can almost visualize all the decks, emails, and vision boards, but she also commits to it all so hard you have to give her credit".