"Dan Aquilante of the "New York Post" stated that after the Beyoncé's performances of the songs on "4" at the concerts, the album was to be rated a 10 out of 10.He further wrote, "Where tunes felt lackluster and flabby on the recording, Beyoncé injected a vibrancy in the new songs that boosted the material to be almost the equal to some of her best and biggest radio hits."