Critical Reception
"Where'd You Go" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of About.com commended the song's simplicity, saying that it will "draw pop and hip hop fans together with its universal emotional appeal." Spence D. of IGN noted that "Where'd You Go" is "the only genuine lament on ." A reviewer for Mote described the song as having "good production, a good (if a little overused) hook, and a guy with good and strangely familiar flow," buying The Rising Tied after listening to the song. Jo Timbuong of The Star compared "Where'd You Go" with Eminem's "When I'm Gone", except for a "more melancholic feel" through Brook's vocals. Alec Luhn of The Badger Herald compared Brook's vocals to Dido from the Eminem song "Stan". "Where'd You Go" won the award for Best Ringtone in the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards.
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