The live version went Gold in the United States and earned McLachlan her second Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2000 (after winning for "Building a Mystery" in 1998 and being nominated for "Adia" in 1999).

Billboard reviewer Brett Atwood praised the vocal delivery on the studio version along with the "detailed" guitar and piano lines.

[2] Steve Baltin from Cash Box chose it as a Pick of the Week, writing, "McLachlan's contribution to the soundtrack of The Brothers McMullen is as good a ballad as will be released this year.

This song was covered by Canadian indie rock band Metric for the second episode of the 2023 animated series, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

Christina Aguilera performed a cover version of the song in the Amazon Prime Video's comedy special Yearly Departed, which first aired in December 2020.