[5] The chorus contains influences of pop music as Kiyoko's ad-libs on the song are high-energy.

[6] In the music video accompanying "For the Girls", Kiyoko parodies The Bachelorette, with Bachelor contestant and Kiyoko's girlfriend Becca Tilley appearing at the end of the video, and winning the parody of the reality show.

[7] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone noted that the clip features the drama usually present in episodes of the aforementioned television series, with "screaming, tearful fights and lots of kissing".

Kiyoko's father makes a cameo appearance in the video as the driver of a limousine.

[8] Following the release of the music video, which was self directed by Kiyoko,[9] she and Tilley revealed they had been in a long-term relationship for four years.