Your Graduation

The single's music video was directed by Kyle Thrash and filmed at FDR Skatepark in the band's hometown of Philadelphia in the midst of a polar vortex.

The group developed a following, particularly on social media, and soon secured a deal with Boston-based independent label Run for Cover, the home of emo luminaries Tigers Jaw, Title Fight, Citizen, and Turnover.

[12] John Vettese at WXPN opined that "its long shots of a forlorn Brendan Lukens staring off into the distance with various lady friends at his side, the video depicts late-college ennui and post-college depression to a tee.

"[10] Writer Dan Ozzi at Noisey noted that "The video captures all those nostalgic moments: the long awkward conversations, the crippling isolation, and also the skateboarding and partying with your buds.

Collin Brennan at Consequence called the track a distillation of "everything Modern Baseball does well, with its taut song structure and painfully honest lyrics rising to a climax in Huber's explosive verse.

In 2017, Rob Arcand at Spin wrote that the song "crystalized a certain adolescent experience with a racing intensity as perfect for partying as it is those late nights alone post-breakup.

[...] A far cry from the revenge fantasy of emo's mainstream tenure in the aughts, Modern Baseball have upgraded the narrative to include not just the sadness of giving up but the release of moving on.