The background vocals act as strings. I like how Stevie’s singing goes to the bridge, and Jeff Beck comes in. When I listen to Jeff Beck coming out of Stevie’s voice into his solo, and after he’s done soloing Stevie starts singing and they enter playing together — it’s just so warm and so natural. I would love to hear that on records — to grab people from other parts of the music world, and get them together to make music.

— Raphael Saadiq

More than any other Stevie song, it’s the one that pops up in my head randomly. The verses just have a flow — I love how where it goes from the verse to the chorus. The verse, that’s not a pop melody that just anybody can sing along with, but then it goes into this simple chorus that anybody could sing. It’s almost like being an evangelist, or a warrior, for love.

— PJ Morton, New York Times, 2022