 Writing for "The Guardian", Alexis Petridis mused that the song had "arrived at their own sui generis point", and thought it was organic instead of "forced".Marianna Halavage of "The Herald" thought the track was the "most exciting" out of the album's track listing, and, much like other critics, she favored the synthesizers which she deemed "manic".The music video was directed Colin Tilley and was released on 3 August 2011, and features scenes with Katy singing towards the camera in a white room, a close up on her face with flashing lights in the background, her in an office with a tied up man and papers flying around the room, and her dancing in a dark graveyard with the rain falling.