"Hollywood" is a "bouncy folk-rock tune", as noted by James Hannaham of Spin,[REF] while Ken Micallef of Electronic Musician described it as "a clubby disco beat underpins a mammoth bass line with freaky percussion, queasy arcing tones and madly treated vocals."[REF]
Lyrically, it discusses American culture and greed, focusing on Hollywood as a place of pop stars and illusory dreams [REF].