"Long Shot" is a song by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, which was released in 1996 as the third single from her second studio album I'm with Stupid.
[1] In a review of I'm with Stupid, Melissa Ruggieri of the Sun-Sentinel noted the song "cruise[s] along with Beatle-esque harmonies and [a] simple riff".
Cloud Times commented: "Too bad the lyrics on 'Long Shot' most likely will prohibit its radio release, because it is perfectly entrancing.
"[3] Chuck Campbell of the Scripps Howard News Service described the song as "shuffling" with lyrics showing "Mann realizes she's been sucked in by a manipulator".
[4] Joe Konz of The Indianapolis Star considered the song both a "rocker" and "blistering epithet at manipulative types".