 This wordplay was compared to passages of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and James Joyce's "Ulysses" where characters covertly spell out profanities, songs by Memphis Slim, R. Stevie Moore, April Wine, Poster Children and The Script entitled "If You See Kay," and the title of Van Halen's 1991 album, "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge".The song received generally positive reviews.Chris Williams of "Billboard" said the song is "Max Martin and Spears at their best