[6] In a review of the 'Guilt Mix', Tim Southwell of Record Mirror wrote, "This song finds Kirsty and her sidekicks in playful, nay, frivolous mood.

Jaunty Beatleish guitars and skipping rhythms dance rings around Kirsty, who stands still in the midst of it all impassively delivering her mordant lines.

[9] Steve Pick of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch commented, "Of her own songs, I'm particularly fond of 'Innocence,' with its bouncy vocal melody and interlocking guitar lines.

"[10] Eric McClary of the Reno Gazette-Journal wrote, "The intensely personal attacks of 'Innocence' and 'The End of a Perfect Day' are more cleverly couched in falsely lighthearted music, and therefore they pack a more devastating punch.

"[11] In a retrospective review of the song, Stewart Mason of AllMusic wrote, "The deceptively savage 'Innocence' kicks off Kite in a breezily subversive manner, setting a lyric of immense emotional violence to an upbeat and bouncy tune with an icily ironic singalong chorus.