[1] Her version reached number one on the UK Singles Chart that same month,[2] launching her music career after her leaving BBC soap EastEnders,[3] in which she played the character Tiffany Mitchell from 1995 to 1999.
The first verse and chorus are strikingly ethereal; there’s a calm serenity as the song shimmers and throbs alongside the gentle, warm vocals.
"[9] Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger noted that the song "starts with a gentle, gauzy arrangement that suggests some kind of celestial waiting room."
[6] Liverpool Echo said "Perfect Moment" is "one of those soaring, Streisand-like ballads that no one admits to liking but mysteriously sells hundreds of thousands of copies.
"[13] Sunday Mercury noted, "It's surprising that Martine McCutcheon should release a ballad as her first single, rather than a catchy pop hit.
"[14] The music video for "Perfect Moment" begins with McCutcheon standing in front of a microphone, in a room overlooking a New York City street.