[5][6][7] Göteborgs-Posten's Jan Andersson compared it to works by the Pretenders and Lolita Pop,[5] while Johanna Åberg of Upsala Nya Tidning likened the horn instrumentals to the catalogue of Roxy Music.

Lina Hård of Nya Wermlands-Tidningen appreciated the sing-along chorus and declared it an improvement over Colonia's lead single "Stronger Than Jesus" (2008).

[6] In a mixed review of Colonia, Mats Bengtsson of Nerikes Allehanda commended "My America" for its horn intro and Persson's vocal performance.

Music called the song an "obvious single", labelling it "the naïve little sister" to David Bowie's "Young Americans" (1975).

[14] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine considered the song the only "serious flub" on Colonia, "'My America' [is] the by-the-numbers radio-rock of which sticks out like a bald head amid a room full of powdered wigs.