"James Reed from "The Boston Globe" compared the song and another track from "Red" called "22", saying that they "vaguely make Swift sound like she's Katy Perry approximating Joan Jett".Prior to its release as a promotional single on October 9, 2012, the song debuted at number three on "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one on Hot Digital Songs with 416,000 copies sold in its first week, Swift's second largest first week singles sales.