For
DIY, Lisa Wright said the song "comes in like the PG cousin" of Lipa's "
Hallucinate" (2020). Nick Levine of
NME named the song a "funky strut" while noting that it "wouldn't sound out of place" on Lipa's second studio album
Future Nostalgia (2020).
HuffPosts Matt Bagwell also compared the song to the album. In
Slant Magazine, Sal Cinquemani complimented the use of talk boxes and digital editing in the production, stating they add "sonic interest". In
Variety, Andrew Barker also compared the song to Daft Punk's works and named it a highlight on
Disco. He went on by stating it "simply focuses on proving that, at 52, she's still capable of filling a dance floor as well as anyone half her age". In a review for
Billboard, Gil Kaufman observed "silk shirt Tony Manero vibes" in the song. In a review from
Associated Press, Cristina Jaleru complimented the "Daft Punk-esque undertones". For the
BBC, Nick Levine named the song a "funky strut", while Mark Sutherland of
Music Week called it a floorfiller and party-starter. The song was named a highlight on the album by Ahad Sanwari for
V and
Papers Shaad D'Souza said it "pull us out of a funk and onto the dancefloor". The staff of
Rolling Stone called the song a "a perfect slice of dancefloor
disco-pop". Jordan Robledo of the
Gay Times called the remix an "epic collaboration" while complimenting the "incredible" synths and the production "that will surely get fans dancing all night long". Kaufman complimented Lipa's vocals, saying she perfectly melds them into the song.
Billboard placed the Studio 2054 Initial Talk remix as one of the best dance songs of 2021, with writer Lucas Villa comparing it to
Future Nostalgia and Minogue's early work. He additionally said it is an "irresistible remix" that "felt familiar, yet fresh, while reiterating Queen Kylie's staying power on the dance floor". == Commercial performance ==