 James Jackson Toth of "Stereogum" ranked "Nobody's Fault but My Own" the 6th best Beck song, and wrote that it was his "most meritous stab at psychedelia" and also praised Godrichs' production.Toth compared it to Beck's earlier songs "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997" and "Steal My Body Home".The song was covered by Marianne Faithfull on her 2002 album "Kissin Time", under Beck's production.