 A "Daily Record" journalist called it "beautiful" and a "brilliant pop gem which is laced with a luxurious gospel feel".Ian Hyland in the "Sunday Mirror" unfavourably compared McManus to previous "Pop Idol" winner Will Young, but nevertheless rated the single 7/10.Conversely, Fiona Shepherd in "The Scotsman" described the track as a "tuneless dirge", while an Entertainment.ie critic labelled it "a triumph of hype over substance".