"Kiss the Stars" has received mainly negative reviews, being criticised lyrically and for being too similar to the singles released by American singer Katy Perry. Fraser McAlpine of the BBC said that the song is essentially Perry's "Firework" (2010). While Ian Gittins of Virgin Media felt that the song "apes Katy Perry down to its nudge-nudge lyrics: 'When you turn it on, I can go for hours.'" The song was negatively reviewed by Alex Jackson of The Yorker who called it "cheesy centric" and "a track one may expect at a 5 year-old's birthday party."
