 George Varga of "The San Diego Union-Tribune" said it was one of the most interesting tracks on the albums, calling it a "spare, David Bowie-like [ode] to tormented love".Michael Ross of "The Sunday Times" and James Healy of "The San Diego Union-Tribune" lamented that U2 did not include it on the compilation album "The Best of 1990–2000".The Edge called it "a great end to the album and probably one of Bono's finest lyrics."