Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
AllMusic described the song as being "good and sleazy". Christopher Connelly of
Rolling Stone said the song was a "spirited, though moderated, rocker," and remarked on the similarity of the song's guitar part to
Eddie Cochran's "
Somethin' Else."
Classic Rock History critic Michael Quinn rated it Cheap Trick's 6th best song, saying that "Cheap Trick presented fans with some great riffs in the tradition of band like
Led Zeppelin and the
Rolling Stones but with that sweet-sounding
Beatles' type harmonies and the punk edge of a
Ramones." John Serba, entertainment reporter and film critic for MLive.com/The Grand Rapids Press, describes it as his all-time favorite Cheap Trick song, praising the keyboard and guitar
riffs (which he claims "would rot
Elvis Costello's teeth"), the beat, and the
call and response. In the 2007 book
Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. "She's Tight" was included, with the author John M. Borack writing: "Guitar riffs don't come any simpler than this one, but the keyboard squiggles, horny lyrics and head-bobbing rhythms on this one are undeniably fun." ==Charts==