In the US, the B-side was the 1978 track, "Soft and Wet", while Germany backed the song with the William Orbit remix of "The Future", originally issued as a single in 1990.

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Track is a complex puzzle of thrilling moments, starting with layers of falsetto crooning over a spare, midtempo beat.

"[2] Troy J. Augusto from Cashbox named it Pick of the Week, describing it as "a smooth and mellow flight of James Brown-inspired slow burn."

He added that here, "Prince returns to familiar territory, thematically, crowing about lavishing the day's apple of his eye with all things worldly and luxurious.

[4] Another editor, Dave Sholin, stated, "The same haunting appeal of the title song from his hit movie is wrapped around this latest release.