[2] When discussing the track's lyrical content, Sawayama stated, "When I was writing this song I wanted on one hand to lyrically explore the idea of people having to adopt negative male tropes to appear confident, whilst on the other sonically paying homage to the early 2000s dance tracks that made me feel confident.

[5] "Comme des Garçons (Like the Boys)" is a "pulsating" and "couture-wielding" disco,[6][7][8] dance,[6] funk,[9] house,[10][11] electro house[12] and synth-pop[13] track which features lo-fi production, influences of Eurodance,[7] "fat" bass,[14] "bouncy" synths, a "glitzy" beat[15] and a tempo of 119 beats per minute.

[17] The production of the remix, handled by Brazilian DJ Brabo, is "infectious" and features a "club-ready" beat and "experimental" synths, as well as a bridge from Vittar.

[20] Directed by Eddie Whelan,[21] the video is "90s-inspired"[22] and shows the singer "dressed in stereotypically male clothing [...] being scanned and examined in a space-age lab, before transforming into a high fashion look and being literally propped up by throngs of men surrounding her in a multicolored landscape".

[6] Sawayama explained the idea behind it, stating, "We wanted to make a music video that’s got humour, movement and is essentially a fashion film that combined the visual worlds of Hype Williams, Hiroyuki Nakano, and Boris Vallejo".