Ryan Tedder, the band's lead singer, songwriter and producer, focused on lyrics about optimism, love, and overcoming past traumas.

3 in its first week and surpassing the debut of their previous album, Native, by one position and reaching the top five in several countries, including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Switzerland.

Unlike the band's previous albums, Oh My My had lower sales than expected, a factor influenced by the low promotion carried out and the lack of a hit single.

A concert tour promoting the album was planned for early 2017, but canceled after the physical, emotional and psychological health issues involving Tedder.

[15] Most reviewers praised OneRepublic for its acumen in escaping the comfort zone and seeking organic sounds, but criticized the overproduction on some tracks and the loss of cohesion due to its large number of songs.

I’ll of course keep looking forward to new, hopefully less dance-y music for probably another four long years", noting the songs see "showcasing Tedder’s amazing voice and an actual melody".

[21] Camille Espiritu of The Young Folks appreciated Tedder's maturity, particularly his ability to pull together different narratives and sounds based on the cultures the band experienced during their previous tour trips.

[22] At the Knoxville News Sentinel, Chuck Campbell praises Tedder's lyricism and the album's overall production, writing that makes them "a aural grandiosity".

[23] Katrina Rees of CelebMix praised the band's eclecticism in breaking out of their comfort zone and exploring different melodies and rhythms, particularly Tedder's vocal ability to transition from pop rock to country, writing that "On paper, Oh My My might sound like a mismatched combination of tracks, however, in its entirety it actually works very well.

[25] Writing for Evening Standard, Andre Paine summarized the album as a "hard bloated record loaded with feelings of self-indulgence", but praised the tracks "A.I."

[30] Unlike their two previous albums Waking Up and Native, Oh My My proved not to be a slowburner and left most of the major music markets' charts notably fast, most likely due to the lack of a hit single.

Ryan Tedder later addressed the band's absence from promoting the album, citing anxiety and mental fatigue as the key reason.