Billy Johnson, Jr. of Yahoo! compared "Tik Tok" to the 1980s L'Trimm hit "Cars That Go Boom" and notes that Kesha has "take on L'Trimm's vocal styling for her own hit."
Billy Johnson, Jr. von Yahoo! verglich Tik Tok mit den 80er L’Trimm Hit Cars that Go Boom und sagte Kesha „take on L’Trimms vocal styling for her own hit“.