The days were blisteringly hot and the nights frigid. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" described the album as "blisteringly honest" and "unapologetically uncensored". Irvine, meanwhile, was driving blisteringly fast, breaking the lap record and making back a lap. BBC Music described the song as "blisteringly fast," commending Barker's drum work on the song. Magazine" called it an "early blisteringly fast song", describing Taylor's performance as "straight-up punk-rock drumming. The lyrics are "blisteringly satirical" and aimed at various popular culture targets. "The Times" praised "a blisteringly intelligent performance".