The video shows the husband sat at the kitchen table having his breakfast, his plate overflowing with beans, while his wife is in the bedroom taking a long time to fix her makeup.

"[8] On its release as a single, Paul Rambali of New Musical Express wrote, "Jackson toys with dissonance and other modish devices on a song that finds him once again exasperated at the so-called weaker sex.

"[9] Ronnie Gurr of Record Mirror felt the song was "decidedly undistinguished", commenting, "Furious great bass and guitar sound for sure, but a rolling rant that goes nowhere though the falsetto bit cheers up proceedings no end.

"[10] Tony Jasper of Music Week noted the song's "jerky, fast-paced rhythm", "girls employed on verse lines" and "solid handclap beat".

"[11] Peter Trollope of the Liverpool Echo noted the "strong, chumpy guitar sound" and "strung out beat", but added the song "should come over a lot better live than it does in the studio".

[13] Greg Beebe of the Santa Cruz Sentinel praised Beat Crazy as "easily one of the best records of the year" and picked the "angry, urgent" "Mad at You" as one of his "top choice[s]".

[16] Rick Shefchik of Knight-Ridder Newspapers commented, "...'Mad at You' furthers the man-vs-woman theme brilliantly, as Jackson pouts because his woman has failed to prepare his breakfast properly or get dressed fast enough to suit him.