Alex Henderson from AllMusic commented, "Hardcore rappers may have dismissed Wiggle It's hit title song as commercial frivolity, but there's no denying just how infectious the house-influenced jam is.

"[1] Bill Coleman from Billboard remarked that this "deep-baked hip-house sports a muscular bassline and well-phrased rhymes.

"[2] James Hamilton from Music Week described it as "jauntily lurching hip house".

[6] It also reached number three in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia.

In 2008, Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter used the chorus from the song for her own version, also titled "Wiggle It," which reached number 11 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in September 2008, eight positions below the original version.