Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave the song a positive review stating: It's a tough one to call, isn't it?

Because on the surface of it, it's not like this song contains music which is SO amazingly distracting that it simply cannot be ignored, even if you are up to the most exciting chapter in The Expert's Guide To Newt Management.

And he sings the first bit, thus drawing in the rap-phobics, before hitting them full in the face with his lyrical flow.

So by the time we get to the chorus, he's treated us mean, he's kept us keen, and then, the double-whammy: stabby synths AND singing AND a drunken arm around the shoulder leading us outside for a night of pure silliness.

Upon official release; the single climbed a further 43 places to number 27; marking Example's fourth consecutive Top 40 hit; although the lowest peaking of these.