Donald Guarisco ofAllMusic praised the song as one of the best on the album. He called it "a one-of-a-kind rock/disco/new wave hybrid that blends power chords with ethereal synth flourishes as Wyman delivers a tongue-in-cheek tale of lost love."[3] Susan Molloy of theSydney Morning Herald considered its lyrics to be among Wyman's best and placed it as an album highlight.[4]Georgiy Starostin called "Come Back Suzanne" a "tongue-in-cheek disco parody (brilliant)."[5]
