 Pkboo from Samesame.com.au called "Night of You Life" a "bangin 'radio ready single" and wrote that on "Night of Your Life", Hudson delivers "the in control swagger that has become her trademark". He also mentioned that the song was better than anything from her second studio album, I Remember Me (2011). Becky Bain from Idolator wrote that "it's one of the slickest collaborations" that she's heard from David Guetta so far. Bain also added that it was "refreshing" to hear Hudson "in a euphoric party mood after her more low-key offerings from her last album, I Remember Me." Rich Lopez from Dallas Voice gave the song a mixed review, and wrote that it "is amateurish and never lives up to her talent." Ben Norman from About.com met the song with a mixed review. He believed that its "production was lacking" the most, and not Hudson's "abilities."
