[1] British trade paper Music Week called the track "infectious" and noted its similarities to works by Fugees.

[2] Cristian Ward of British website NME criticized the song's instrumental, describing it as "uninspired", but praised Ming-Xia's "beautiful" and "fragile" vocals.

[3] Reviewing the album on AllMusic, Steve Kurutz also complimented Ming-Xia's vocals while mentioning that the song "take[s] on too much and suffers for it.

"[4] "Things I've Seen" was sent to US rhythmic contemporary radio stations on February 29, 2000, but did not make an impact, and the band soon faded into obscurity.

[5][6] According to Spooks member Booka T., the commercial failure of the song was because their music sounded too "original" and "cerebral" for Americans.