Reception
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| Allmusic ("Counterfeit") | |
| Allmusic ("Counterfeit Countdown") | |
The two singles released for the song were not well received by critics. Allmusic gave the 1997 single two out of five stars. The 1999 reissue, similarly, was also not well received, receiving the same rating from the website as the previous single. Reviewing the 1999 "Lethal Dose Extreme Guitar Mix" by DJ Lethal, Allmusic writer Bradley Torreano criticized DJ Lethal's decision to remove the original music in favor of a hip hop beat, writing, " Durst's shaky lyrics sound that much worse only keeps a little of the original chugging guitar."
In 2001, the "Lethal Dose Extreme Guitar Mix" of the song was included on the remix album New Old Songs. The original version of the song appeared on the compilations Greatest Hitz (2005), Collected (2008) and Icon (2011).
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