Critical reception
Tania Branigan from Melody Maker wrote, "Fabulous! Mambo party a-go-go. Smart samples, groovy organ, and there's even timpani. A tribute to virtuoso jazz drummer Gene Krupa, "Krupa" is sassy Nineties boogaloo." [3] Another Melody Maker editor, Carl Loben, praised the song as "a fab funky techno workout shot thru' with futuristic synth-chords, it'll be Apollo 440's fourth consecutive Top 40 hit, or I'll eat my cat." [4] A reviewer from Music Week gave it four out of five, saying, "This rousing acidic dance anthem [...] is perfect for the ebullient mood of summer 1996." [5]
Daisy & Havoc from the Record Mirror Dance Update gave it five out of five, writing, "Having won the heads and minds of many DJs, crowds and journalists via some secretive 'Krupa' white labels, the cat is now out of its bag and owning up to being rockin' techno-gangster types Apollo 440. The 'Original' version of the track is still the knock-out secret ingredient with its amazing rock drums, raving mad enthusiasm, simple but blindingly effective driving synths and 'syncopated style'." They concluded, "It shows you can still make an amusing, over-the-top record without it conforming to a tired old obvious formula." [6] Andrew Diprose from Smash Hits noted "the jazz meets house style" of the track. [7]
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