[3] Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "far more seductive tone of this jeep-pop confection" than her earlier hit single, "Do You Know (What It Takes)".

"[4] In a retrospective review, Can't Stop the Pop felt that on the song "she's dropping her guard and committing herself to a teen-pop romance".

[5] British magazine Music Week gave "Show Me Love" five out of five, naming it the "strongest track" from the album, "[that] should launch her as a serious contender for the swingbeat crown".

[8] The accompanying music video for "Show Me Love" was directed by Kevin Bray and premiered on 20 July 1997 on the television network The Box.

[9][10] The video is shot with two cutscenes: one with Robyn in a light blue top alone lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly color and the other of her in a black sweatsuit lip-syncing to camera filmed in mostly black-and-white with a large group of urbane extras shown conversing in a loosely grouped line behind her while a guitarist, keytar player, and drummer with drumkit play among them.