Upon its release, Ungodly Hour received widespread acclaim from music critics, with many praising the album's cohesiveness and complimenting the duo's vocal delivery, artistic growth and maturity.

[3] The sisters executively produced the entire record with help from Beyoncé who had previously discovered, mentored, and signed them to her label Parkwood Entertainment.

This song in particular pushes the aforementioned message, and also drives a "sorry, not sorry" attitude while giving "a proverbial middle finger up to the lovers they've spurned".

[8] The track "Baby Girl" was noted by critics for its female empowerment elements and for "reconciling the vulnerability of womanhood with the angst of their younger, more impressionable selves.

"[17][8][18] In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music on BBC Radio 1, Chloe said that the duo "really just wanted to show how we could pair [their] musicianship with a few bops and letting people enjoy themselves."

The duo revealed the tracklist via social media on May 28,[28] and on June 2 postponed the release of the album by a week as a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the global protests following the murder of George Floyd.

[30][31][32] In early September 2020, Chloe x Halle released a remix of their single "Do It" featuring Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto.

[34] On February 24, 2021, Chloe x Halle went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to announce the release of the Ungodly Hour (Chrome Edition).

[40] They performed "Do It" at the 31st GLAAD Media Awards in late July,[41] as well as at the Dear Class of 2020 virtual commencement event in early June 2020.

[48] They also performed the songs "Forgive Me", "Do It", "Busy Boy" and "Ungodly Hour" at Pepsi's Unmute Your Voice concert to encourage voting during the 2020 presidential election.

[51] The duo performed the songs "Don't Make It Harder on Me", "Baby Girl", "Do It", "Ungodly Hour" and "Wonder What She Thinks of Me" at their NPR Tiny Desk Concert in December 2020.

[53] On December 22, they performed "Overwhelmed", "Do It", "Baby Girl", "Ungodly Hour", "Tipsy", "Forgive Me", and "Don't Make It Harder On Me" live at the Verizon Up exclusive for members virtual concert.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 81 based on 9 sources, indicating "universal acclaim".

[59] Shahzaib Hussain of Clash stated that the album "lacks some of the DIY spirit of their earlier efforts, but benefits from navigating the trails of playability and experimentation".

It's an avowal of sisterhood and sorority, a projection of a generation of young black women galvanized by a collective willingness to enact efficacious change in the face of adversity.