 So when I was recording ‘Sittin’ Up In My Room,’ I was thinking, ‘This is my chance to show Babyface that I could sing!’ But he was like, ‘You don’t have to do all of that.Just sing, baby.Just keep your vocals simple.’”

Cheo Hodari Coker from the "Los Angeles Times" praised Babyface for his production on the song, stating "Babyface's funky-but-restrained background track is the real star of this jam.