[1] A post from Beck's official website said that it would be "a song for bonfires, blackouts and the last hurrah of summer".

The post on Beck's website said that the cover art "features Ryan in the knitted Aztec Bird costume, some of you may have seen him dancing in on stage the past few years."

Nate Chinen of The New York Times described the song as "unmistakably playful" but said that "direness lurks beneath the spangles".

[3] Conversely, Richard Cromelin of the Los Angeles Times said that the track was "catchy, dynamic, and fun".

[4] Rolling Stone magazine said "...house-party DJ's...cue up Beck's New banger - which gets the party started.