Critics hailed the song as a triumphant return to form after the more political and stripped-back American Life era.

: It opens with the sound of a ticking clock , symbolizing the fear of wasted time, a motif inspired by Stuart Price's work on Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?".

Produced alongside Stuart Price, the track is a high-energy fusion of .

: The song famously samples the synth riff from ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" . This was only the second time ABBA's Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus granted permission for a sample.