In a contemporary review of
Physical Graffiti, Jim Miller of
Rolling Stone gave "In the Light" a mixed review, saying that while the track was "one of the album's most ambitious efforts", the track "fizzles down the home stretch." Miller continues "the problem here is not tedium but a fragmentary composition that never quite jells: When Page on the final release plays an ascending run intended to sound majestic, the effect is more stilted than stately." Describing the track, Hadusek said the track "erratically builds from solo organs and doom riffs to a cheerful chorus of major scales." Similarly, Page has stated that this is his personal favourite track on
Physical Graffiti. == In popular culture ==