 Commenting that the track "played to the smarm of Legend", "Daily News" writer Jim Farber further added, "Trainor can turn earnest—not always in a good way".Marc Hirsh of "The Boston Globe" wrote, "When [Trainor] steps away from pastiche, she struggles; John Legend comes through loud and clear on boilerplate ballad 'Like I'm Gonna Lose You,' while she could be anybody at all".