Global InformationList of songs recorded by Little Mix information
British girl group Little Mix have recorded material for six studio albums as well as non-album singles. They came to prominence from the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011.[1] Members Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson, all aged 18-20, originally entered the show as soloists, but were placed together to make a quartet at the end of the bootcamp stage.[2] A cover of "Cannonball" by Damien Rice was released as their debut single.[3] After taking part on the show, the band worked on their debut album, DNA, which was released on 19 November 2012. Its track "Wings" is a bubblegum pop and R&B song with elements of 1990s music.[4] Lyrically, it is about self-empowerment and following one's dreams.[5] The title track has a Gothic feel to it whereby Little Mix display a darker side to their personalities.[6] The group worked with former Girls Aloud member, Nicola Roberts, on the Latin-inspired "Going Nowhere" and featured Missy Elliott on the single release version of pop-funk track "How Ya Doin'?".[6][7] The latter track contains two samples: "Help Is On the Way" composed by James Stanley Carter and "Name and Number" written by Curiosity Killed the Cat.[8]
Little Mix's second studio album, Salute, was released on 8 November 2013. The group previously stated in March that the project would be more influenced by R&B than their previous album.[9] "Move" was released as the lead single, and described by Digital Spy writer Lewis Corner as setting up their new urban creative direction "nicely."[10] The title track makes use of a Blitzkrieg siren in its composition while lyrically it promotes female self-empowerment.[10] "Nothing Feels Like You" adopts a Carnival feel while "Good Enough" is a piano ballad which deals with the process of being rejected by someone you have feelings for.[10] The Guardian critic Harriet Gibsone described "Boy" as a revamped interpretation of N*SYNC's 2001 track "Gone".[11] In March 2014, the group released a cover of Cameo's 1986 single "Word Up!" as the official Sport Relief charity single.[12]
Get Weird, their third album, was released on 6 November 2015. With the exception of the "moody" trap track "Lightning", it saw the group return to a pop music style, though it was noted for its sexualised tone.[13][14] The song "A.D.I.D.A.S." is an acronym for "All Day I Dream About Sex" and alludes to the sexual act of cunnilingus and fellatio in its lyrics.[14] It also samples the line "hot love and emotion" from "Hold On, We're Going Home" performed by Drake; he, along with the song's other composers Noah "40" Shebib, Majid Al Maskati, Jordan Ullman and Anthony Jeffries, received songwriting credits as a result.[15] "Love Me Like You" is a retro-Motown track reminiscent of Shadow Morton's work.[14][16] NME writer Nick Levine noted that the lyrics "He was just a dick and I knew it" on "Hair" and "Your voice dropped and you thought you could handle me" on "Grown" were two examples of many "sassy" tracks on Get Weird.[14]
- ^ "Little Mix become the first band to win the X Factor". BBC. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Little Mix Call Their Formation 'A Freak Accident'". MTV. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Plunkett, John (19 December 2011). "X Factor: Little Mix have lowest-selling winner's single since 2004". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Jack, Malcolm (3 February 2013). "Little Mix – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ McKarus, Lauren (5 February 2013). "Listen To Little Mix Single Wings". Seventeen. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ a b Corner, Lewis (19 November 2012). "Little Mix: 'DNA' – Album review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Little Mix Feat. Missy Elliott – 'How Ya Doin'?' (Official Video)". Capital FM. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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DNA Creditswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Corner, Lewis (8 March 2013). "Exclusive: Little Mix talk next album: 'It will be more R&B'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Corner, Lewis (8 November 2013). "Little Mix Salute album review: A razor-sharp record that makes a mark". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (7 November 2013). "Little Mix: Salute – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Runcie, Charlotte (17 January 2014). "Little Mix to cover Word Up as Sport Relief single". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ Corner, Lewis (4 November 2015). "Little Mix Get Weird album review: More sparkle, style and sex". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d Levine, Nick (3 November 2015). "Little Mix – 'Get Weird'". NME. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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Get Weird Creditswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gill, Andy (6 November 2015). "Little Mix, Get Weird – album review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.