[3] The song was written about a panic attack that frontman Grian Chatten suffered at London's St Pancras station.

[8] Clash wrote of its construction: "An elegant string loop precedes tasteful piano before being consumed by a bulky trip-hop beat.

"[9] Spin said the song was "fused with a driving drumbeat keeping 4/4 time and layered with electric guitar, trickling piano, and a hauntingly romantic synth sound".

[11] NME gave "Starburster" a five-star review, praising how it "captures that shock of trying to grasp reality amidst all the chaos.

[12] Consequence bestowed the "Song of the Week" honour to the track for its "remarkably well-constructed composition, one that pushes the band into new, unexpected places.

"[7] Naming it the "Song of the Year", Spin wrote that "Like Blur evoked for England, Fontaines D.C. reflects the turbulence of everyday life in Ireland.

[22] He accidentally kicks his football into an unattended garage of a grocery shop, which he proceeds to explore, and discovers that a door in the building takes him to various film studios.