No Hay Igual - Composition and Response

Composition and Response

"No Hay Igual" is a hip hop and reggaeton song, with a length of three minutes and thirty-eight seconds. It is a Spanglish tongue twister over "future-tropic" beats. The song contains a "sharp mix" of percussion and "empowered chanting". In "No Hay Igual", Furtado sings in Spanish and raps in Portuguese over a reggaeton rhythm. According to Sean Fennessey, the song is called reggaeton "because it's sung in Spanish and isn't salsa, is an aerial assault". He wrote that the song "never wears down the listener" and "uses a few vocal change-ups, unlike the much-maligned genre it's been compared to". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that in the song, Furtado "plays the world traveler", where she deftly blends reggaeton and M.I.A.." According to Will Hermes of Entertainment Weekly, "No Hay Igual" is a "reggaeton-style trifle" that is "more fun than anything else" on Loose.

Barry Schwartz of Stylus Magazine called "No Hay Igual" one of Loose's "indisputable highlights". He wrote that Furtado and Timbaland are "absolutely ripping reggaeton" better than "nearly everyone who actually does reggaeton". Allmusic's senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine picked it as one of the best tracks on the album, alongside "Maneater", "Promiscuous" and "Te Busqué". Robert Christgau wrote a positive review for The Village Voice and said that the song "might accomplish God's great plan on the dance-floor." Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone highlighted the song, calling it a "reggaeton rip". While praising the song, Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe commented that the song "makes Rihanna sound all the more shrill and unnecessary." John Murphy from MusicOMH perceived that it has "a similar vibe to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl – after a while it proves a bit annoying, but it's catchy enough."