Critical reception was mixed. John Murphy of musicOMH said the song was "the Mitchells at their most incendiary", arguing that the song could potentially be the EnglishBritish version of [[N.W.A|NWA]]'s "[[Fuck Tha Police]]" and that "a whole generation of black youths" would be able to identify with it.<ref name="musicomh"/> About the featured artists on the song, he commented: "The appearance of both Mike Skinner and Grime's latest rising star Kano gives the track added prestige."<ref name="musicomh">{{cite web|last=Murphy |first=John |url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/the-mitchell-brothers-a-breath-of-fresh-attire |title=The Mitchell Brothers – A Breath Of Fresh Attire | Album Reviews |publisher=musicOMH |date=2005-08-22 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> Hattie Collins of ''The Guardian'' felt that the Mitchells' contribution to the track was inferior to Kano's contribution: "their flat flow, perhaps meant to lend a more authentic feel, serves only to make them all the more monotonous".<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|author=Hattie Collins |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/aug/12/popandrock.shopping3 |title=CD: The Mitchell Brothers, A Breath of Fresh Attire | Music |publisher=The Guardian |date=2005-08-12 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>
