[19] In addition to memories and experiences taken from JB's diaries, another source of inspiration was the opposition between the darkness backstage before a concert and the light of fans' lightsticks during the performance on stage.

[15] Overall, Spinning Top follows the process of a mind starting to get anxious, reaching the peak and finally finding a sense of stability.

[19] The future bass track "Eclipse" sees the participation of JB both in the lyrics and in the composition, and expresses the anxiety of not potentially being able to protect loved ones, and at the same time the fear of making them feel oppressed and end up alienating them.

[21] On a personal level, it raises questions about the group's future,[22] capturing the anxiety felt "in the brightest moment" thinking of when popularity and love will disappear.

[16] To make the first version of the song, JB took two to three months; "Eclipse" was initially "harsher and full of catchy melodies", but the score underwent numerous revisions following producer J.Y.

[18] The eclipse was chosen for the title as a metaphor, because the process by which insecurity comes and fills a person is gradual, similar to the sun covering the moon.

[19] "Time Out" asks the listener to take a break and get rid of negative thoughts, focusing on overcoming insecurity, and was co-written and co-composed by Youngjae.

[19] On the other hand, BamBam participated in the composition and the lyrics of "Believe", in which he invites someone to trust him again and support him, so that he can find the light, similar to how a top, once it has fallen, needs someone who throws it again to resume spinning.

[19] The sixth and final song, "Page", was co-composed and written by JB after reading a diary entry from a few years earlier in which he talked about the people he cared about.

Soundigest called the album "an emotional roller-coaster as the septet open up more than ever about their vulnerabilities and confidence within themselves," and an "EP [that] definitely didn't disappoint" "when it came to the universal theme of both security and insecurity within oneself" retaining "that signature Got7 production and sound.

"[23] Vulture Hound's Amber Denwood wrote that the group is "a powerful machine" and has "all angles covered," and that "this level of talent and work-ethic has never been as evident as it is in the 6 tracks of their latest release, Spinning Top.