Hilliard Lyons analyst Jeffrey Thomison cited "Metamorphosis" as a reflection of Disney's ability to develop "great synergy between their cable, film and music segments", particularly after "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" indicated that Duff's television fanbase could be migrated to film — Geoff Mayfield said on the subject, "All things being equal, if this album were done by anybody else, it would not be a hit".