The song's musical-style and production were heavily inspired by rock and pop music from the 1980s, and its lyrics chronicles a relationship.

As stated by Vallance: "This might not seem unique to everyone, but for me, considering the technology that existed when I started in the music business nearly 40 years ago, this is like science fiction.

"[2] Following statement is from a review by Kirk LaPointe, managing editor of The Vancouver Sun; "Arguably the strongest song on 11, Tonight We Have The Stars has a serendipitous quality that speaks volumes about how Bryan works and networks: a lyric from last decade with Gretchen Peters, a new piece of music sent by Vallance and a new melody from Adams.

have stated that the song is "a classic Adams opening gambit -- he starts out with moody verses, then kicks into gear with an arena-ready chorus".

[3] However MusicOMH was not too impressed by the song calling it has "requisite croaky vocals and anthemic radio-friendly chorus, but there's nothing to move or touch you.