[2] Geddy Lee said in an interview about the song: "'Tears' is a romantic ballad to give the album even more variety and depth.
"[4] Robert Telleria, in the book Merely Players, said about the song "once again Geddy proves he's not just a screamer and his lyrics improved.
"[4] American rock band Alice in Chains covered the song and released it as a single.
[5] Rolling Stone magazine said about the cover: "Singer William DuVall delivers a grittier approach to Geddy Lee's original melody, and Jerry Cantrell spices up the instrumental sections with grandiose, harmonized electric guitar lines.
"[6] The American horror genre website Bloody Disgusting thought that the band "took the song, which was already mysteriously beautiful and added a slightly eerie element, making the song their own yet still preserving all the identifiable earmarks.