Critical Taste of Country gave the single a positive review, comparing it favorably to previous single "
Love Me Like You Mean It" and praising the song's levity. "This airy track is never weighted down with too much emotion," writes the blog, "so even those who can't relate can at least appreciate something fun." John Freeman of
Nash Country Weekly wrote Ballerini is
Taylor Swift's "pop-country heir apparent," comparing the song to Swift's "
Should've Said No" for its playful, sassy, and melodic elements. In 2017,
Billboard contributor
Chuck Dauphin put "Dibs" at number eight on his top 10 list of Ballerini's best songs.
Commercial "Dibs" debuted at number 59 on the
Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of July 18, 2015. It also debuted at number 34 on the
Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 29, 2015 and number 47 on the
Canada Country chart for the week of September 12, 2015. It debuted at number 93 on the
Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 11, 2015. It peaked at number 58 the week of February 26, 2016, and remained on the chart for seventeen weeks. The song has sold 457,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. The single debuted at number 96 on the
Canadian Hot 100 for the week of February 2, 2016 and dropped to number 98 the next week before leaving the chart completely. "Dibs" reached number one on the
Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of March 5, 2016, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to take her first two career singles to the top of the charts since
Jamie O'Neal in 2001 with "
There Is No Arizona" and "
When I Think About Angels". == Music video ==