Claws (song)

Like the previous single, "Forever", the song has three official cover artworks, designed by Timothy Luke, Naked Cherry and Sara Cwynar.

[13] In a different article for the same publication, Matt Moen described the song as a "puppy dog-eyed bop about lovestruck infatuation" laid over "top of blown-out trap drums and caustic synths before descending into a euphoric trance break that comes in as the icing on the cake".

Moen also talked about the "jittery effects" and "mindless repetition" that was "Stylistically more in line with the futuristic sound [on] Charli" as the track "reasserts her dominance as being one of pop's foremost innovators".

[14] Writing for DIY, Lisa Wright described the song as a "kitschy electro-pop nugget that draws heavily on her PC Music affiliation", that was "Full of video game-like twinkles and saccharine sweet lyrics", ultimately giving the feeling of being "trapped inside Candy Crush with only a couple of pills and some high-sheen production to save you".

Alston also felt like the song "soundtracks the evolution of cybernetic love through a futuristic palette of harsh sounds and feathery, sweet vocals", with Charli's voice that was "distinctly human as the war of the machines rages on in the background".