Dennis Hunt of
The Los Angeles Times believed the song was the highlight of the album, saying that it was the only song that wasn't "tainted by a social message". The
Fresno Bee sarcastically says "Oh, Billy, stop it – you're just soooo extreme! Have your machine call my machine, and we'll do this extreme thing together." The
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said of the song, "I realized a lot of rock critics must have tin ears. Why else would they pan Billy Joel?" Jan DeKnock of
The Chicago Tribune believed that the song was "another sure-fire winner from his [Joel's] 'Storm Front' LP". Robb Frederick of
The Daily Collegian believed that the song "shows remorse for a moodiness which almost reaches the degree of schizophrenia". John MCalley of
Rolling Stone called the song "hard-driving", and thought the character in the song was "futilely [trying] to account to his girlfriend for his inconsistent moods and wavering confidence". The
Miami Herald believed that the song had potential to be a "great" song, but was still disappointed. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
Allmusic believed that the song was one of the strongest songs of the album, also calling it "catchy". Matthew Bernstein of
The Boston Globe believes that it's a great work-out song. == Personnel ==