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Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Contactmusic.com stated
"Give this cheeky little track three listens, and it's got you. You'll be singing along at festivals
all summer with a huge grin on your face. There may indeed be laws in some countries about
having hooks this large and frequent during one song",[4] while About.com said "'Dirty Little
Secret' is catchy and amiable, but it's little more than that. The title seems chosen for intrigue,
but it promises much more than it delivers. The song is ultimately a rather ordinary treatise
on carrying on a secret relationship."[5]

ClickMusic reviewed with "There's nothing exciting about this. It seems such a tired format,
a group of guys in their early 20s peddling teenage angst like they were A. It's upbeat, rocky
with a typically catchy, if corny, chorus, yet this really seems like one for the fan base
only."[6] Music OMH stated "If Simple Plan are a poor man's Green Day, The All-American
Rejects are a poor man's Simple Plan. It's fluffy punk pop for middle class American teenage
girls who don't want to listen to Ciara and 50 Cent, and would rather get sweaty with boys in
eyeliner than shake their booty to the latest Missy Elliott remix."[7]