Critical response "Die in Your Arms" received mostly positive reviews from
music critics. Jon Dolan of
Rolling Stone described it as "the sound of Bieber rounding third base, custom-made to get played in Mom's minivan on the way to Little League practice." While Sarah Deen of
Metro deemed it as "a laidback pop song", Antoniette Bueno of
The Insider noted that the song was written for his female fan base. Bueno added that Bieber also "sounds a lot more like his younger self in this practically guaranteed hit." Rich Juzwiak of
Gawker praised "Die in Your Arms", and commented, "the break that Bieber sings over makes me melt in the same way his anime eyes makes little girls melt (Bieber still has them melting, right?). There is an in-your-ear-not-your-mouth joke to be made, but I will refrain because, ugh, I just died in your arms this year, Bieber. Even the robo-melisma doesn't bug. What is happening to me?" Tanar Anitai of
MTV compared the song's style to the ones of
Duffy,
Amy Winehouse,
Mark Ronson and
Bruno Mars.
Rolling Stone named the track the 45th best song of 2012.
Chart performance Following its release on iTunes Store, "Die in Your Arms" reached number three on the store's chart, just behind
Carly Rae Jepsen's "
Call Me Maybe" (2011) and
Gotye's "
Somebody That I Used to Know" (2011). After a full week of sales, the track sold a total of 185,000 digital downloads in the United States, debuting at number 4 on the
Hot Digital Songs chart. The following week, it plummeted 75 positions to number 92, the third biggest drop in the history of the chart. The song also debuted at number 17 on the
Billboard Hot 100. "Die in Your Arms" attained top ten positions in Denmark and Norway, while reaching the top thirty in Ireland and New Zealand, and the top forty in Australia, Scotland, and United Kingdom. ==Live performances==