In the week of 19 January 2026, The Music staff named it their "Power Pick" of the week, with Power Pick panelist Richard Kingsmill saying "This is a sure-fire hit from the Kid's second album, Before I Forget. It's an open book of a song about his (seemingly) heartfelt regret after the sudden relationship split with Tate McRae last year." Adding, "The r&b [sic] hook is killer, the trap beat adds a depth missing for me on "A Cold Play", and the clever tempo shift maintains the song's momentum into Lithe's impressive verse."[3]