The song's chorus is sampled from "Dominos", a 2009 single by British indie rock band The Big Pink.

"[1] Lyrically, Minaj raps about how she is hot enough to steal the fans of male rappers, in this case Lil Wayne and Drake.

[6] With a three and a half out of five star-rating, DJBooth stated that the song is exactly what one would expect from a Minaj and Rotem collaboration and that fellas should be warned.

[4] Dan Martin of NME placed "Girls Fall Like Dominoes" at number two on a list of "10 Tracks You Have To Hear", adding that Minaj upgrades the original classic that is sampled in the song.

The song debuted at number ten on the UK R&B Chart, marking her fourth top 30 urban single.