 The song received acclaim from music critics . Rob Sheffield , in his review of the album for Rolling Stone magazine , said : that " [ guitarist ] Buckland shines in excellent psychedelic rockers such as ... ' Clocks . ' " David Cheal of The Daily Telegraph said that " Clocks " features a " hypnotic piano riff , a pounding , almost frantic rhythm , and a contagious tune , all building to a gorgeously serene climax with Martin 's floaty voice singing . " Scott Floman , music critic for Goldmine magazine , described the song as " a stunningly pretty piano rocker , absolutely perfect and is simply one of the finest songs of the decade . " 
 The song received acclaim from music critics . Rob Sheffield , in his review of the album for Rolling Stone magazine , said : that " [ guitarist ] Buckland <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>shines</mark></a> in excellent psychedelic rockers such as ... ' Clocks . ' " David Cheal of The Daily Telegraph said that " Clocks " <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>features</mark></a> a " hypnotic piano riff , a pounding , almost frantic rhythm , and a contagious tune , all building to a gorgeously serene climax with Martin <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>floaty voice singing . " Scott Floman , music critic for Goldmine magazine , described the song as " a stunningly pretty piano rocker , absolutely perfect and <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>is</mark></a>simply one of the finest songs of the decade . " 
The song received acclaim from music critics . Rob Sheffield , in his review of the mixtape for Rolling Stone magazine , said : that " [ guitarist ] Buckland shine in excellent psychedelic rockers such as ... ' Clocks . ' " David Cheal of The Daily Telegraph said dat " Clocks " feature a " hypnotic piano riff , a pounding , almost frantic rhythm , and a contagious tune , all building to a gorgeously serene climax wit Martin  floaty voice singin . " Scott Floman , music critic fa Goldmine magazine , described the song as " a stunningly pretty piano rocker , absolutely bumpin and simply one of the finest songs of the decade . "