[1] The Jess Holzworth-directed music video for the song made its debut on Channel 4 on 6 June 2009 and it is filmed partly in a kaleidoscope style, featuring women dancing provocatively in colourful feathers, masks, and ferns.

BBC rated the song whole five stars, describing it as "a slinky, pounding, twinkling, uplifting house juggernaut".

[3] Digital Spy gave the song three stars, saying that it is "warm and uplifting as a summer breeze flurrying under your skirt" and "marks a welcome, if slightly cautious, return".

[4] PopMatters rated "Raindrops" eight out of ten stars, praising both the video and the song as "deliciously disco-esque".

[6] Metro described the single as "an exotic confection laced with rock melodies and a distinctive killer bassline".