 The 'retro' nature of the track was commented on by several critics with "The Independent" describing the track as being performed in a "sophisticated soft-rock style" which recalls "the arrangements of The Association and "Surf's Up"-era Beach Boys", Pitchfork Media calling the song "Zombies-esque orchestral pop", and Drowned in Sound describing "Show Your Hand" as "an almost Bacharachian gem"