Julie River of praised the "beautiful chord-based hook", favorably comparing the song to lead single "Anything".
Club declared that the song is a standout on Blue, calling it a "sparkly, hitworthy single". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised the song's hook, referring to "Never Let You Go" as the album's highlight. He continued to praise the song, calling the chorus "easy, spirited, memorable - the stuff that hits are made of." Elysa Gardner of Entertainment Weekly called the song "crackling, power-pop", commenting that it is nearly as captivating as " Semi-Charmed Life". Critical reception īillboard music reviewer and editor Chuck Taylor said that the song "packs in the hooks a compelling opening guitar riff, a celebratory party ambience, an end-of-song spoken part that kids everywhere will be reciting ad-nauseam, and lead singer/writer/co-producer Stephan Jenkins' dead-on vocals, delivered in a pleasing falsetto at times". Jenkin's vocal range spans two octaves, from C♯ 4 to G♯ 6. Composition Īccording to the sheet music published at by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 112 beats per minute. Maybe if I give you a little more percentage I could just leave my name on it?". In an interview with RIFF Magazine, Salazar claimed that Jenkins approached him, stating, "I really want to get the credit on. Despite Jenkins being credited as the sole writer of the song, Salazar claims to have written the bass melodies, bridge, and chord progressions. The writing credits of the song are a subject of debate among frontman Stephan Jenkins and former bassist Arion Salazar.
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