Upon its release, Adam Sweeting of The Guardian commented: "The single suggests that for the time being, the Basingstoke Balladress is sticking to the tried and true.

It's pleasantly uptempo and has a saxophone on it to offset Tanita's brown, sombre voice, though it's unlikely to gain admission to anybody's list of all-time classics.

"[2] Simon Frith of The Observer noted: "Tikaram hasn't been changed at all by success - she's still gloomy in an overblown, wordy, sweeping sort of way.

"[6] David Okamoto of the Tampa Bay Times noted the song's "chugging guitars" and "soulful saxophone solo".

He added: "[It's] the album's most engaging track and joins her previous LP's "Good Tradition" and "World Outside Your Window" as convincing proof of her remarkably keen pop sense.