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== Reception == ''[[NME]]'' magazine made it their Single of the Year in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 1992 |title=Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1977 |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1977.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630053043/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1977.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 June 2012 |access-date=12 October 2016 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk}}</ref> In March 2005, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine placed the song 26th in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. ''NME'' named it the 132nd-greatest song of all time in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rocklist.net NME The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.. 2014 |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140325220723/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=25 March 2014 |access-date=12 October 2016 |website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said that the lyrics are milder than some of the group's other songs, "the intense energy level never falters" but that the "bombastic guitar riffs" make the lyrics difficult to hear.<ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 1978 |title=Top Single Hits |page=107 |newspaper=Billboard |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1978/Billboard%201978-01-28.pdf |access-date=2020-07-10}}</ref> ''[[Cash Box]]'' said of the single edit that "Rotten's vocals are rhythmic, double-edged and snarling but also cleaned up for airplay" and that it "is a straight forward rocker with upfront drumming, slashing guitar licks and a brash attitude."<ref name="cb">{{cite news |date=January 21, 1978 |title=CashBox Singles Reviews |page=20 |newspaper=Cash Box |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-01-21.pdf |accessdate=2021-12-26}}</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' called it "great rock 'n' roll."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=January 28, 1978|accessdate=2023-02-15|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/78/RW-1978-01-22.pdf}}</ref>
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