Critical Reception
"A slick, stirring power-pop tune produced by Nate Hills and No Doubt's Tony Kanal, it finds Pink bellowing with a truck-load of angst. "I don't wanna be the girl who has to fill the silence," she hollers, "The quiet scares me 'cause it screams the truth." Not one of her most memorable singles, but this should find its way on to the nation's airwaves."
—Digital Spy's review of the song.The song received positive reviews. Andy Battaglia from The A.V. Club stated that it is "a solemn song that slinks along at a slower speed, the better to bear out the grainy range of her voice." Joan Anderman wrote for Boston Globe that the song "finds the sweet spot between "American Idol" and the Red Hot Chili Peppers." Evan Sawdey wrote for PopMatters that "Pink launches into the surprisingly downtrodden, a song that once again spends time convincing herself that everything’s alright."
Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine thought that the song was "oddly-chosen" to be the second single of the album, while commenting that the final result "is more mixed." Digital Spy's Alex Fletcher realized that "it's a better representation of her Funhouse album than the clattering lead single."
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