"[6] When describing the track, Connor Schofield said, "This song is a self observation of my social anxiety, and how I always compare ourselves to others when I should be working out how to be more comfortable in my own skin.
"[3][6] Clash magazine described the track as "songwriting it nails that breezy '93 sound but adds a dense wall of noise, erring towards the Swervedriver wing of shoegaze".
"[8] All lyrics are written by Connor Schofield, Alex Hudson, and Eddy Geach; all music is composed by JawsJohnny Edge writing for Gigwise gave The Ceiling eight stars out of ten.
Specifically, Edge said The Ceiling "undulates between triumphantly dreamy, shimmering and eminently danceable near-pop – the bread and butter of the likes of current era Two Door Cinema Club, along with Friendly Fires, or even Delphic – and hazy, slower paced numbers.
‘Do You Remember’ is perhaps the strongest example of this, with a grungy riff giving way to the clean, dreamy sound that has become such a JAWS staple.