Upon its release as a single, the Gloucestershire Echo awarded "This Feeling" a 9 out of 10 rating and wrote, "Sam Brown has a quite amazing voice – the gentle tune washes over you like a calming tonic and Dave Gilmour's more-than-excellent guitar playing is just the icing on the cake.

[3] Lisa Tilston of Record Mirror acknowledged "more than a glimmer of potential in Sam's crystal voice", but considered the song to be "frankly, crapola" and added that "sub-Eurovision backing bands do not a hit single make".

[4] Andrew Hirst of the Huddersfield Daily Examiner commented, "Even the craftmanship of David Gilmour's guitar playing can't save this one from leaving a trail of mournful drudgery on the mind.

"[5] Mick Mercer from Melody Maker called it a "no-go, sadly" and wrote, "She enters the studio where a sprawling guitar solo, by ultra-vital Dave Gilmour, lays waiting and emerges with a chorus looking for an outline.

and continued, "It's merely an American-style power ballad whose only saving grace is some nice chirruping sound effects and a guitar solo from the always-welcome Dave Gilmour.