Robert Copesy of
Digital Spy rated the track four out of five stars, writing that in the line "Got you wrapped around my finger babe/You can count on me to misbehave", Diamandis "play[s] out one of many female archetypes that feature on her forthcoming LP—though we suspect it's one she identifies with best." Sam Lansky of
MTV Buzzworthy described it as "a monster song" and "a muscular uptempo joint", concluding, "Evoking
Kate Bush on the high notes and then cascading down to the gravelly tones of her lower register, Marina's voice packs the track with verve and personality." Katherine St Asaph of Popdust gave the song three-and-a-half stars "edging toward 4", referring to it as "a big ball of irony sprinkled with mockery and shoved beneath a blonde wig, roots be damned". On the other hand, Luke Turner of the
NME wrote that in the wake of
Madonna's contributions, "plonkers like Marina have got empowerment wrong, coming up with this: Europop fart beats and cloying vocals. Marina would do well to learn that ego needs something to back it up, which you won't find in this giant guff of saccharine nothing." Also, Elizabeth McGeown, writing for Irish webzine
State, dismissed "Primadonna" as a "wannabe feminist [anthem] disguised in a
Mean Girls-esque dialogue. Admittedly, it doesn't take itself seriously. Heavily pop culture laden, it contains a tongue-in-cheek superficiality." "Primadonna" was well received within the first hours of its release to radio by fans and new listeners alike, especially on the social networking site
Twitter where it was a worldwide trending topic. ==Commercial performance==