: Some reviewers felt the track was a bit "bland" or "cookie-cutter" compared to Smith's high-energy collaboration with Calvin Harris, "Promises".

: Delivers a seductive, controlled falsetto that avoids his usual high-pitch intensity in favor of a more "laconic" and "soothing" delivery.

: Critics at Rolling Stone called it "simple and fun," while Billboard labeled it a "sexy earworm". It was also ranked as the 2nd Best Song of 2019 by the Associated Press.

: Beyond charts, Smith noted the song helped trigger their transition into a nonbinary person , igniting a new sense of "freedom" in their writing.