 He described the song's busy production as "having a whiff of the Berline "teknoklub" that is a "racket in the best possible way".Levine also praised Scherzinger for her conviction on the song, awarding it five out of five stars.He gave "Poison" a better reception than he awarded Scherzinger's previous attempt, "Baby Love" (2007), which he only awarded three out of five stars, stating that it was the wrong single to launch the career of a world-class superstar.