Despite a generally positive critical reception, the song is the lowest charting single from the album.

AbsolutePunk stated the song had "a winning piano line" and commented upon its musical style, saying it "pushed out into a grander, denser sound than found before.

It makes use of the multiple exposure technique: most scenes feature the band members' faces overlapping, rather than showing each of them individually.

Various miscellaneous objects and people are interspersed in the sequences, while the entire video is set against a glittering blood red and yellow background.

[4] This is the second time Pellington is working with the band; he had earlier directed a video for "How to Save a Life" in 2007.