 Identifying the track as a "self-aware ballad", Thomas S. Hischak observed that the song maintains the comedic tone of the rest of the soundtrack in his book "100 Greatest American and British Animated Films".Combined, Egan and the Muses' vocals span two octaves, from G3 to C5.Egan's vocals are more restrained than those of the actresses who voice Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" (1989) and Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).