Georgia Ivey of
Clash said that the song was "surprisingly upbeat considering its reflection on the grieving process." Sarah Jamieson of
DIY called the track a tone-appropriate album opener, saying that its "pomp and grandeur juxtaposed perfectly with Dan Smith’s dark-tinged tale of coping with life after death."
NME writer Charlotte Gunn described it as "a euphoric pop track about death and funerals and being sad, but done Bastille-style, with a massive chorus and an
X Factor-worthy key change." In his review of the album, Andy Baber of
musicOMH felt the song was a "misleading introduction" to the record's various political themes, but said that it establishes the band's "move towards the more eclectic approach favoured on their mixtapes – as evidenced by the sampling of
Kelly LeBrock from ‘80s movie
Weird Science." ==Music video==