The tune acquired combined critiques by commentators; some reviewers praised it for its composition, whereas different critics felt that the lyrics weren’t profound. Billboard’s Chuck Taylor referred to as the tune “immediately memorable” and praised its instrumentation for being completely different “from the scores of adolescent thrust-rockers at present dominating the scene.” Dubbing it “elegant, timeless pop/rock”, Taylor certified it as “one of many nice discoveries of the yr”, whereas Pete Waterman, writing for The Guardian in 2007, acknowledged it was “one among [his] favorite songs of latest years”. Eric R. Danton from the Hartford Courant categorised it as the very best monitor on the album, whereas Erlewine referred to as it “the template for the remainder of his debut”. In distinction, Wilson Kung mentioned the tune “pales compared to a number of the really sturdy songs” on the album Daniel Powter. Alan Connor of BBC Information Journal mentioned it’s a typical sentimental tune however that in “Dangerous Day”‘s case “there’s even much less element”. He mentioned the tune “is so low on the specifics, there are some couplets that really feel like they’ve been translated from a international language, probably by a pc”. A author for The Each day Edge referred to as it “a tune so candy it gave you a toothache”, whereas a reviewer from The Scotsman referred to as it a “horrible tune”.
