Also, this song comments on the era we live in and the NEW American dream".
The singer also revealed that she was pleased with the creative process of the song, commenting that "despite all this craziness, [it] remains the same.
Record World magazine also praised the song, commenting "It's an eerie tune with lyrics bound to hypnotize.
Thomas Inskeep of Stylus Magazine gave a mixed review for the song commenting that it's one of the "tired random-percussion tracks that goes nowhere".
Williams was pleased with the song, commenting, "Gwen is like the girl in high school who just had her own style".
Becky Bain of Idolator was less than enthusiastic of the song, commenting, "basically, we're speechless, too, but only because we can't find much to rave about".
Maura Johnston, a writer for MTV, wrote more positively about the song, commenting favorably on the contemporary artists' performances in living up to their predecessors.
In an interview with MTV News, Diddy explained the meaning behind the song, commenting, "The concept of the song is about when you love somebody so much that you forget about yourself.
Mars mentioned that it took a long time to create the song, commenting "People didn't see us going at each other's throats in the studio and pulling out our hair".
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times was skeptical of the lyrical content presented in the song, commenting, "unlike teen-pop stars a whole two or three years older than he is, Mr. Bieber isn't shy about planting the seeds of corruption".
