 Barnabas File said "it foreshadows the key themes of the film—the beauty and danger of ice (the created order) as well as the tension between love and fear (the human condition)".From Director described it as "a song that’s much more than it seems", adding "‘Frozen Heart’ is a surprisingly violent song to begin a Disney Princess film with".When the movie was first released in 2013, it numbered 42 versions worldwide, to which 3 more where added in the following years, raising the number of official versions to 45.