Jibola L of BellaNaija said, "It’s definitely a fun listen, like most music churned from the Mo’hits factory.

"[1] Demola OG of NotJustOk said the song "may possibly cut cross the older and younger generation because it is D'banj and it appears that it has some element of a highlife.

"[3] The remix of "Scapegoat", titled Scape Goat (The Fix)", features rap vocals from American rapper Kanye West.

At the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend in London, D'banj first revealed plans to work with West during a backstage interview with Tim Westwood.

"[5] Carl Williott of Idolator described the remix as "refreshingly carefree and simple", but ended up saying that it "doesn’t amount to anything more than a momentary blip on the radar".