Speaking to Greg Cochrane from the BBC, she explained: Lyrics wise, usually dubstep makes me want to write about happy, love and dancing with my girls.

Katy stated that what she loved about the song was the large amount of energy its instrumental had, deeming it as a main factor to the single's commercial success.

McAlpine further highlighted the "stunning waterfall of decayed voices after the chorus" and its "beautiful production trick[s], applied to a lovely mournful melody, with smashing results.

"[3] Nick Levine from Digital Spy called the track fairly sublime; "Over buzzing synths, a lovely blancmangey bassline and beats that manage to be chunky and nimble at the same time - like an overweight contortionist".

While Louise Brailey of NME called the song a proper dance anthem, saying: "Her neo-soulful vocals lend a layer of slinky gloss over knotty dubstep swing and rubberised arpeggios, creating a centre-piece of rave that leads the wave of big-room dubstep breaking commercial spheres as we speak.

"[6] Shawn Reynaldo of XLR8R felt that Benga toned down his trademark chainsaw wobble to a reasonable level, allow Katy B's soulful vocals to shine.

[7] The Fader's Julianne Escobedo Sheperd felt that the "angelic R&B warbles" and "shin-kicking synths" of the track are a similar cross over to Rusko and Amber Coffman's "Hold On" (2010).

[8] "Katy on a Mission" debuted and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart issued on 4 September 2010.

Within the UK, "Katy on a Mission" debuted and peaked at number ten on the Scottish regional chart on 4 September 2010.