Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "The fifth and final single to be lifted from Robbie Williams' Life Thru A Lens album, "Let Me Entertain You" is a fast and furious retro rocker with hints of both "Pinball Wizard" and "Sympathy for the Devil".

Almost a pastiche, it lacks the subtlety and wide appeal of "Angels", and is likely to have a much shorter chart career, though a high debut is very likely.

In doing so, the video has been called a "stylistic appropriation" of Kiss and a spoof of 1970s rock in general, while displaying its own characteristics of camp and self-parody.

In a BBC documentary about the event shown that Christmas, Richard Curtis described the performance as ecstatic, comparing Williams to "a man who hasn't had sex for two years [finally] coming."

David Baddiel likened the set to Queen's iconic performance at Live Aid in 1985, and Williams himself commented that "the audience just went ballistic."

[citation needed] As with many of Williams' live performances, he often improvises with the melody and changes the lyrics to suit the venue or event.

However, on the Swings Both Ways Arena Tour in 2014, Williams performed a jazz arrangement of the song, instead singing "Let me enter you" to individual members of the audience during the chorus.

[citation needed] A popular pop-rock anthem in most European countries, the song has been covered live by several artists, including Bon Jovi, Westlife and the cast of Duets.

[citation needed] The song has been covered by other artists, including VoiceMale, who inserted lyrics from Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride".