 About 130 music critics and broadcasters from the UK agreed that Mika was the sound of 2007.The album received highly polarised reviews, earning one star from "The Guardian" and four stars in the London "Evening Standard".The album received 1 out of 10 from the "Drowned in Sound" website, which prompted Brian May of Queen, a fan of Mika, to criticise the website for making unnecessary personal attacks on Mika.