Critical reception
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared the song as "infectious". [5] Larry Flick from Billboard viewed it as a "quirky pop ditty". He noted that "the question now is, Will it grow into a full-fledged pop fire, à la Chumbawamba's similarly chantable breakout smash "Tubthumping"? Chances are certainly in its favor. The track has a fun, galloping beat, as well as scratchy guitars that are mildly reminiscent of '80s-era new wave. Who cares that the song does not appear to be about anything in particular? The words are cute if completely innocuous, and the chorus is as sticky as cotton candy." [4] Tom Lanham from Entertainment Weekly wrote that Ray "gleefully pairs techno rhythms with a Sun-session slap back and chirpy female chorus." [6]
Jerry Crowe of Los Angeles Times described it as "catchy", noting the song's "infectious" chorus; "Are you Johnnie Ray? Are you Stingray? Are you Fay Wray? Are you Jimmy Ray?" [2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media constated that "he certainly is Jimmy Ray, and this sparkling, rocky, track is guaranteed to ensure that radio programmers across Europe won't forget this lanky London lad's name in a hurry. Ray's a new face, but there's a degree of familiarity about the music here; it owes much of its clout to a reworked Bo Diddley guitar riff." [7] Music Week rated it five out of five, commenting that "pouting Jimmy looks the part of a popstar, and this self-penned song with well-thought out remixes should catapult him to stardom." [8] A reviewer from People Magazine felt that the singer "exudes the sort of animal magnetism that has been a pop rarity lately." [9]
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