Eric Wareheim directed the music video for "Pon de Floor", which shows people dry humping, and incorporates daggering choreography.

[4][5] Its hook is a chopped-up vocal line,[6][7] and according to Josh Heller of Drowned in Sound Kartel's input is "laughing and occasionally shouting 'Major Lazer!'".

[9] NME's Pete Cashmore called the song "shitfacedly loopy",[3] while Andy Freivogel from Dusted Magazine noted it as one of the best tracks from Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.

[12] The music video for "Pon de Floor" was directed by Eric Wareheim, and shows people daggering against a cartoon background depicting suburbia.

[14] Ted Maider from Consequence of Sound wrote "This song is already fucking whacked, but the video takes it to a whole other level ... 'Pon de Floor' seems equally as offensive as watching porn on hallucinogenic substances.