"Can I Get It" received mixed reviews from
music critics, who thought it strayed from the rest of
30, which consisted mostly of emotional
ballads
MusicOMHs Graeme Marsh thought the song's optimism and whistled portion made it sound misplaced.
The A.V. Clubs Gabrielle Sanchez wrote that the song constituted the "most pop-oriented and straightforward" segment of
30, along with "
Oh My God", but criticised its whistling as "a hollow carry-over from 2010s radio pop".
Maura Johnston of
Entertainment Weekly opined that it was one of "a few grand pop moments" on the album and noted that its carefree production complements its lyrics. Writing for
Billboard, Jason Lipshutz ranked "Can I Get It" as the second-best song on
30; he believed it succeeded on all levels and could outdo the radio success of "Easy on Me". Cobbald praised the harmonies in its chorus but derided it as a "2013
Kesha B-side, or something like 'Whistle' by Flo Rida"; he believed it did not attain what its writers intended. Writing for
The Independent, Annabel Nugent described the "stomp-and-clap hook" of "Can I Get It" as "most unsettling" and thought Martin and Shellback left more of a mark on it than "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)". Mapes identified the whistling as a "corny '10s pop trend" and thought it was crafted with
pop and
country radio in mind. Willman named the song as the "most obvious booster-shot-bop" on
30 and praised it as "
Frankenstein-ian pop confection" but questioned if its different parts meshed well. Wood opined that it lived up to its title. Piatkowski thought the vulnerability and honest depiction of love in the lyrics of "Can I Get It" showcased "the sting and candor of Adele at her most honest". Kaplan stated that she waded into "more sensual territory" in the song, and Sanchez said it "harnesses a sensuality not often heard in Adele's work". The latter dismissed it as less interesting than the rest of the album and opined that the raw and moving lyricism on other tracks renders it a "mere blip in the grandeur of the rest of the album". Hunt thought that while the rest of
30s lyrics "stick to safer territory", Adele's pause in the chorus of "Can I Get It" is more frisky. == Credits and personnel ==