"[1] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single is, as might be expected, a ballad but in actual fact is far better than the current crop of seasonal hits.

"[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "After two massive pop dance hits, this is another, more tender side of this year's biggest new male star.

"[5] Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "An unexpectedly subtle record, with a slow and shuffling beat that draws a subdued but competent vocal from Haddaway.

"[6] A reviewer from Reading Evening Post stated that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray".

[8] Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits opined, "This is a slowie that has every love song cliché that's ever existed in lyrics and sounds uncannily like a Milli Vanilli hand-me-down tune.

[25] Later, the video was made available on Coconut Records' official YouTube channel in 2012, and had generated more than ten million views as of February 2024.