<P> Lyrically, "What Do You Mean?" talks about looking for romantic clarity and not being able to figure out the opposite sex, with Bieber singing in the chorus: "What do you mean / When you nod your head yes, but you wanna say no? / What do you mean / When you don't want me to move, but you tell me to go? ." </P> <P> USA Today's Carly Mallenbaum, who heard the song in early August, described it as a "catchy dance track for the club". Similarly, a writer for The Daily Beast said, "(' What Do You Mean?' is) pretty damn catchy; a slow - burner that, like that collab, swells into a Bieber banger". Gil Kaufman of MTV News also called it a "banger", explaining, "the track is classic JB: seductive, earnest, pleading and just the right amount of sexy". Idolator's Mike Wass praised the song's "instantly memorable chorus", and added, "Vocally, (Bieber) has never sounded better". Digital Spy's Amy Davidson named it "the perfect pop track as well as a skewed love song for millennials ." Andrew Unterberger of Spin opined the song was "really quite delightful". Sean Fitz - Gerald of New York magazine was also positive, noting that it "sounds like what would happen if you took Steve Aoki's alarm clock to a tropical beach resort . (In other words, electro - catchy as hell .)" Jason Lipshutz of Billboard gave the song a four - out - of - five - stars rating and commented that it was "positioned as (Bieber's) huge comeback bid", adding: "(The song) synthesizes the positive components of' Where Are U Now' and presents something warmer and friendlier, but no less nuanced or impressive". NME's reviewer named it "the perfect pop confection: light as air and catchy as hell, allowing us to glimpse the vulnerability behind the megastar façade as Biebs grappled endearingly with the mysteries of womankind ." </P> <P> Andy Kellman of AllMusic selected the song as one of the album's highlights, citing the song and "Sorry" as tracks that "showed him making a deeper connection with his material and that, yes, he was progressing from performer to artist ." In a similar mode, Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly cited both songs and "Where Are Ü Now" for being "stripped down for maximum aerodynamics, the vocals mentholated and sweetened with a brushstroke of bass here, a snake - charmer synth line there ." Brad Nelson of Pitchfork praised the song and "Sorry" for being "vivid tropical house tracks that sound like sunlight drifting down through palm fronds . Bieber's voice often resembles a breath contorted inexpressively through notes; here, he lets it weightlessly fall through textures . They are his best performances to date, allowing him to flex a rhythmic playfulness without communicating an iota of legible emotion ." Sheldon Pearce of Complex called it "the album's spiritual centerpiece," while Janine Schaults of Consequence of Sound selected it as one of the album's essential tracks . Josh Duboff of Vanity Fair considered it "breezy and low - key, like "Where Are Ü Now?" with 35 percent less propulsion ." He also found it to be "vaguely reminiscent of OMI's omnipresent' Cheerleader'," and that "Bieber sounds more relaxed and confident than perhaps ever before on the track ." Nick Messitte of Forbes agreed with the "Cheerleader" comparison, noting that it has "the intersection of the mellow and the danceable, the four - on - the - floor with the smooth ." </P> <P> Consequence of Sound wrote in a positive review "Skrillex serves as producer of this slow burner, providing loops of tropical - flavored house beats to complement Bieber's delicate croons ." </P>

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