"Kamikaze" was met with mixed reviews from music critics, with some commenting on the song's addictive and catchy nature, while others compared it unfavorably to the likes of Imagine Dragons.

"Kamikaze" was included on Walk the Moon's setlist for the Press Restart Tour (2017−18) and was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

[3] Following the release of its music video, the song was sent to US alternative radio stations a day later on April 17, 2020, by RCA Records as the album's second single.

[4] "Kamikaze" runs for three minutes and seventeen seconds and has been described as a hip-hop flavored,[5] pop-friendly alternative rock track that incorporates elements of electronic dance music.

Time's Raisa Bruner called "Kamikaze" an "urgent and immediately catchy song", praising its production and commending Petricca's vocals of being "anthem-worthy".

[14] Stereogum's Chris DeVille was more negative towards the song, writing how the track "unfortunately toys with EDM low end á la Imagine Dragons or Fall Out Boy".

[7] Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly called the song "generic" and said it "sounds yanked from Imagine Dragons' reject pile".

[21] The music video for "Kamikaze" was directed by Tobias Nathan and was uploaded to Walk the Moon's official YouTube channel on April 16, 2018.

[23] The clip begins with a shot of the band in ankle-deep water performing the song in front of the same scenery used on their Press Restart Tour (2017−18).

Shots of the band stomping and splashing in the shallow water, reflecting the backdrop's dramatic flashing lights, are shown intermittently throughout the video.