"Take Me Away" received generally mixed reviews by some critics. Annabel Leathes from
BBC Music wrote that the song "pivot[s] on the pain and despair of relationships going off the boil and, despite the stadium-rousing choruses[, ...] Lavigne's whiney vocals and trite lyrics imply that madam is merely having a strop rather than wearing the hair shirt of
Alanis Morissette-style suffering." Lance Fiasco from
idobi Radio shared that "Take Me Away" and Lavigne's previous single, "
Losing Grip", are the harder-edged hair-messers that really showed her grrl badge, demonstrating the once-poisonous sting of Alanis. Sal Cinquemani from
Slant Magazine labelled "Take Me Away" a "head-banging" opening track from the album which conjured '80s
metal with heaps of guitars and vocal overdubs. Along with the release of
Under My Skin, the musical style of "Take Me Away" was strongly compared with American rock band
Evanescence. James R. Minchin III of
Entertainment Weekly spoke out that Lavigne has transformed into a dour teen who seems to have spent way too much time listening to Evanescence. Sal Cinquemani of
Slant Magazine noted that Lavigne's sound was now much heavier and darker and compared her to
Amy Lee, the co-founder and lead vocalist of Evanescence. ==Live performances==