[1] Author Sharon Davis claims that the song was "hastily written and released" to capitalize on the success of "Baby, I Need Your Loving.

"[4] Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann attributes its relative lack of chart success to a number of factors.

[1] Nonetheless, fellow Allmusic critic Ron Wynn considers the song to be "marvelously sung.

"[6] Charlie Gillett claims that the song produces an effect of "irresistible excitement.

Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and Frank Wilson produced the H-D-H written song, and its album.