Critics from platforms like EDM Sauce and Dancing Astronaut have praised the track:
The collaboration follows a previous musical connection where Alan Walker remixed Alok and John Martin's track "Wherever You Go" earlier in 2022. "Headlights" was uniquely crafted through digital collaboration, with Alok, Walker, and KIDDO writing and producing the song together over alongside producers like Kristoffer Tømmerbakke and Erik Smaaland. Alok & Alan Walker - Headlights (feat. KIDDO)
: It has been described as a "party anthem" that balances the artists' signature sounds to be both epic and intimate. Critics from platforms like EDM Sauce and Dancing