Billboard described the track as "minimal, hip-hop cut peppered with trappy snares, knocking percussion and woozy synths to emphasize both dudes' distinctive spitting styles.
"[8] Philippine Daily Inquirer noted that the lyrics explore "the unapologetic dissipation of the 'thug life,' and the swaggering self-praise typical to hip-hop — but with a tone of self-ridicule.
[9] Billboard said that the song was a "natural progression from their earlier tracks as a duo", and added that the single and the music video "showed just how bizarre the pair can actually be.
"[10] Philippine Daily Inquirer felt that the song "suggests that GD & TOP are not in reverence of themselves, but are aware they are participating in a time-worn hip-hop tradition of unreasoning self-assertion and the debauchery that follows success.
[17][18] By the end of 2015, "Zutter" sold 823,317 digital units in South Korea, and ranked number 63 on the year-end Gaon Download Chart.