Speaking to Capital FM about the song, Arthur called it: "One of those big, uplifting anthemic tunes.

[2] Writing for the Metro, Seamus Duff said "With a possibly genuine new talent about to take the charts, The X Factor might in fact have produced their best winner yet.

"[3] Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave it four stars out of five, saying "It's hard times when nobody wants you," he sings in his unmistakably wobbly, soul-soaked vocal over a barrage of horns and toe-tapping percussion.

On 27 October, it debuted at number two on the UK singles chart, behind "Royals" by Lorde.

[5][6] The song's official music video was directed by Emil Nava[1] and was uploaded to YouTube on 19 September 2013.