 In 2010, the line "look, I found her red coat" was sampled extensively in the James Blake song "CMYK".Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes said in an interview that the instrumental track was originally meant for rapper Busta Rhymes, who rejected it.Quentin Harrison from Albumism stated that Kelis is "burning with righteous anger" on the song, noting that she is "all heart with a hint of hedonism".