Upon its release, the track garnered warm reviews from music critics, who praised Nishino's songwriting, along with the song's composition.

[3] The first B-side "Missing You" was written by Nishino and Sakura Leon and composed by Kotaro Egami under the pen name Supa Love.

[3] "Dear My Friends" serves as the single's second B-side and was written by Nishino, composed by Susumu Kawai and arranged by Ken Arai under the alias eighteen degrees.

[3] Musically, "Motto..." is a pop ballad whose instrumentation consists of keyboards and record scratches; the lyrics capture the bittersweet feelings of love that come with youth.

Writing for Japanese music magazine CD Journal, a staff editor was positive in his/her report, and complimented the track's lyrical content by saying it captured the true essence of the "charismatic girl of the mobile phone generation.

It debuted at number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, selling 17,956 copies in its first week of availability,[5] becoming her first song to enter the top ten.

[9] The song recorded 200,000 downloads in one week since its release as a ringtone on September 23rd,[10][11] debuting at the number one spot on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart.

[13] The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) certified the track triple platinum for selling ringtone downloads of over 750,000 units.