[5] The melody has been called "straight-forward",[5] and Yamagata's voice as being mature,[7] highly emotional,[6] and raspy.

PopMatters writer Marc Hogan called it "the disc's crassest moment", accusing Yamagata of placating to the Adult Contemporary audience with a generic song composition.

[6] In 2005, "Worn Me Down" premiered on the Billboard Charts under Adult Pop Songs, reaching No.

[16] Additionally, it was a Top 5 Hit at AAA radio,[17] and was a favorite single in Billboard Music columnists' Michael Paoletta's "2004 in Review".

[24] It is a very personal song to Yamagata, so much so that it has caused her to weep while performing it,[25] and has even prompted some concert goers to shout out "On t’aime!"