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Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that "the guitar licks and Rhett's bashful delivery stay true to songs on his latest album, especially "Die a Happy Man," and also praised the songwriters for painting "vivid, relatable pictures." Kelly Brickey of Sounds Like Nashville described the love song as "swoon-worthy and groovy enough to warrant radio airplay."
Commercial performance
"Star of the Show" was the most-added song at American country radio the week of its release and debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated October 15, 2016. It has since become Rhett's seventh number one single. The song also debuted at number 21 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated October 22, 2016. It also debuted at number 88 on the US BillboardHot 100 chart for the week of November 22, 2016. The song has sold 249,000 copies in the United States as of March 2017.
In Canada, the song debuted at number 37 on Canada Country chart for the week of November 30, 2016.
Music video
The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered on CMT, GAC and Vevo in November 2016.