[1][2][3][4][5] “Plastic Off the Sofa” was written by Knowles, Sydney Bennett, Sabrina Claudio, Nick Green, and Patrick Paige II.
[6] Variety described the song's lyrical/sonic composition as a "neo-soul ode to her husband that flaunts Beyonce’s signature feathery vocals", as well as "the closest thing to a ballad on Renaissance".
[7] Wesley Morris of The New York Times lauded the song for its vocal melismas and bassline, described as "waves of rhapsodically long, Olympic-level emissions... [that] seem to emanate from somewhere way beyond a human throat: The ocean?
[9] Reviewer Mosi Reeves highlighted the "warm, soulful earthiness" that Beyonce utilized to delve into "a sun-dappled L.A. sound that has defined alternative R&B for the past several years.
"[11] Both the Los Angeles Times and Stereogum favorably compared the song to standout "Virgo's Groove", with the former publication highlighting their joint "depictions of Black joy... [and] steadfast tenderness that acknowledges its hard-won nature", and the latter stating that "in all of the excitement surrounding the samples and Easter eggs, Beyoncé reminds us that she is, first and foremost, a vocalist, her range shining the most on the comparably subdued 'Plastic Off The Sofa' and 'Virgo's Groove.