Strong Enough (Sheryl Crow song)

"Strong Enough" is an acoustic folk-pop song. In live performances, Crow often plays the accordion to it, although this instrument was not featured on the original recording. The song is written in the key of D major and follows a chord progression of D–G5–Bm♭6–A, with Crow's vocals spanning from A₃ to B₄.^[3] The lyrics question the strength of a romantic partner's commitment and express the difficulty of being loved despite one's imperfections.

Steve Baltin from Cash Box wrote, "On the heels of her good-time up-tempo number 'All I Wanna Do', Crow comes back with a ballad, which was co-written by David Baerwald, formerly of David & David, along with five other people. And yet, even with all those helping hands, the song is a very straight-forward love song. Simple in arrangement though somewhat lush in melody, the real point is to showcase Crow’s vocal talents—which she has. Though the song may not be as big a hit as her first two singles, it sets Crow up for the long haul and is likely to be an adult/contemporary monster."^[4]

Alan Jones from Music Week described 'Strong Enough' as "another pleasing, though less commercial [than 'All I Wanna Do'], song – a lilting, understated folksy piece. Not a huge single, but it will direct further attention to her album, Tuesday Night Music Club."^[5] Music & Media also described the track as 'folky', stating that the Tuesday Night Music Club CD is "a bottomless pit of beauties."^[6] Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits gave 'Strong Enough' two out of five, naming it "a gentle, acoustic number from Miss Crow to follow up her surprisingly huge hit, 'All I Wanna Do'. This is a pleasant ditty, sung from the heart, but it's hardly a stand-out single."^[7]

A simple black-and-white music video for "Strong Enough" was directed by Martin Bell. It features Crow in a largely empty room alternatively singing the song into a microphone and pacing anxiously through the room.