In 2019, Hudson removed the song from all streaming services and would refuse to perform it live in support of several women who had come forward with stories of abuse at the hands of the songs producer and writer, Kelly.

Thomas Conner from Chicago Sun-Times admired Hudson's voice saying, "' Where You At,' written and produced by fellow South Sider R. Kelly, roars to a big finish with Hudson shouting, 'Deliver!'

"[1] Elysa Gardner from USA Today claims, "It's a credit to the singer's personal grace and her artistic instincts that she avoids easy sentimentality, dressing down a lover on R. Kelly-written single Where You At..."[2] Kevin Ritchie from Now Magazine enjoyed the lyrics, calling it a "vivid riposte to an elusive lover.

Club acclaimed the song by saying, "the R. Kelly-written-and-produced “Where You At” manages a comparatively subtler, sexy groove, and sounds pretty much exactly like you’d expect an R. Kelly song sung by Jennifer Hudson to sound.

[9] The music video for "Where You At" premiered on BET's 106 & Park and Vevo.com on February 24, 2011 and was directed by Anthony Mandler.