"I Cry" received generally mixed reviews from most
music critics. Andy Gill from
The Independent said that this track and "In My Mind (Part 2)" are "galloping grooves." Chris Payne from
Billboard was favorable, saying, "After repeat listens 'I Cry' might sound a good deal like the rest of
Wild Ones, but played in a club at the right time, it's got enough building beats and poppy climaxes to deliver."
AbsolutePunk said that "I Cry" was a "decent dance cut, using a sample from the Bingo Players for the hook." However, Melissa Maerz from
Entertainment Weekly said, "Most bizarre is 'I Cry', which speeds up
Brenda Russell's 1988 smooth-jazz cheesefest '
Piano in the Dark' until it has all the emotional heft of an
LMFAO track. You couldn't program a robot to cry to it." Glenn Gamboa from
Newsday said the sample of "Piano in the Dark" was "off" and wanted it to "speed up a bit." Robert Copsey from
Digital Spy gave it a rather scathing review, only awarding it one star out of five. He stated, 'I Cry' is just sheer laziness [...] Flo waxes the usual lyrical nonsense about champagne buckets and his tattoo of
Jimi Hendrix." Copsey also thought it would have been better as a collaboration with "
Wild Ones" guest vocalist
Sia. He stated, "We've said it once and we'll say it again: Bring back Sia!" == Chart performance ==