 "Expressen" stated that "over a crunchy beat, she makes up with a lying boyfriend".Haakon Larsen from "Fredriksstad Blad" commented that "rarely has any R&B artist pushed the vocal cords harder than newcomer Kelis does on the breakthrough single".Brian Rusnica from "The Heights" described it as a "five minute explosion of emotion and female rage featuring the raw chorus, "I hate you so much right now!