 Micallef and Marshall specifically describe Copeland's snare drum rhythms as "ricocheting" and "dub-heavy".Welch regards "The Bed's Too Big Without You" as the third great hit from "Reggatta de Blanc", along with "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon", particularly praising the fact that it is "a simple phrase, a neat concept".Welch also praises the alternate version, which appears on the box set "Message in a Box", for having an even "more direct impact".