: Critics from publications like EUPHORIA. Magazine note that the official release was almost certainly driven by the song's popularity as a TikTok soundbite, where over 800,000 posts utilized sped-up snippets of the track.
: Some reviewers, such as those at Atwood Magazine , expressed disappointment with the sped-up version, fearing it reduces a "dreamy lullaby" to a soundbite.
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