[3] Between 3:16 and 3:19, the song features a string crescendo which was reused (played backwards, from 2:40 to 2:44) on another of the album's tracks, "Evil Woman".

[4] "I took the high string part of Nightrider that climbs up to a climax, and used it backwards in Evil Woman as a big effect.

- Jeff Lynne (Face the Music remaster liner notes) Bassist Kelly Groucutt took the lead vocal on the second verse.

"[5] Van Der Kiste describes how the song moves from "plaintive keyboard" to "more forceful chorus" to "peaceful conclusion" and praises the "otherworldly strings that are incorporated into the arrangement.

"[2] Similar to Van Der Kiste, Delve describes how the song moves from quiet introduction to galloping chorus to "dreamy conclusion.