Is Like you'll never see me again an urban classic?
Billboard ranked it as the most successful song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart of 2008
"An instant and enchanting classic, where Keys simply dazzles, demonstrating her lock on the future regardless of the industry's fate." USA Today
"A distant cousin to Prince’s 'Purple Rain'." New York Times
"The sexy, Prince-ly track is by far the album's best track" Washington Post
"A smoochy, seductive soul ballad, built around a delicate, Oriental-sounding piano riff, it gives Keys plenty of chance to show off her breathy, Mariah-esque upper register. Best of all, like all Keys' most impressive moments, its melody has a timeless quality that allows it to transcend its modish R&B production." Digital Spy
"A dreamy lullaby, where she ponders whether she'll be appreciated after a lover stops calling her name." Spin
"A sweet, caramel-smooth track." The Observer
"The song is a definitely Prince inspired mid-tempo ballad. It is catchy and very melodically driven and grows on you after multiple listens. The song finds Alicia capitalizing on a very rarely breathy vocal style until she shows one of her strongest vocal performances later in the song." Yahoo! Music
