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"Power" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It is the seventh track off their fourth studio album Glory Days, which was released on 18 November 2016 by Syco Music. A remix of the song featuring additional vocals from British rapper Stormzy was released on 26 May 2017 as the fourth and final single off the album, and was additionally included on Glory Days: The Platinum Edition, the reissue of Glory Days.[2][3][4][5]

"Power"
Single by Little Mix featuring Stormzy
from the album Glory Days
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Genre
  • Electronic
  • industrial pop[1]
Length4:02
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Electric
  • Joe Kearns
  • Matt Rad
  • Steve James
Little Mix singles chronology
"No More Sad Songs"
(2017)		 "Power"
(2017)		 "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
(2017)
Stormzy singles chronology
"All Time Low (Remix)"
(2017)		 "Power"
(2017)		 "Cigarettes & Cush"
(2017)
Music video
"Power" on YouTube

Cited as a "girl power and gay anthem",[6] "Power" lyrically addresses sexism and female supremacy. The music video, which features drag queens, holds a political message in reference of protests and marches held for "gender equity".[7] The song was commercially successful, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there. It also charted in several other countries, and was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom and Brazil.

In 2018, the song was chosen by WWE as the official theme song for their first ever women's Royal Rumble.[8] In July 2022, the song received renewed attention after becoming viral on the video-sharing social platform,TikTok.[9]


Chart performance


On May 26, 2017 "Power" debuted at number twenty seven on the UK Singles Chart becoming the group's seventh top forty hit in the United Kingdom.[10] It later reached a new peak of number six, becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there.[11] In 2017 the song was ranked as the ninth biggest summer song of the year.[12] As of 2021, it ranks as the group's fourth biggest song in the UK.[13]

The single reached number 2 in Scotland and number 7 in New Zealand.[14][15] It would then go on to peak inside the top twenty in Ireland and Belgium[16][17] and crack the top 40 in Latvia.[18] It also charted in Romania.


Music video


The music video was released on 9 June 2017, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and filmed in Los Angeles in April 2017. It features each member of Little Mix as the leader of their own faction of women, in which Jesy Nelson leads a group of leather-clad bikers, Leigh-Anne Pinnock leads a fashion-forward street crew, Perrie Edwards leads a group of hippies, and Jade Thirlwall leads a troupe of drag queens. In the end, each faction comes together in a show of feminine power reminiscent of the Women's March.[19] The video features a cameo from famous drag queens Courtney Act, Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam, also known as The AAA Girls.[20] It also features Little Mix's mothers, who appear at the end of the video to march with them.[21] Stormzy's scenes, which were filmed separately from the rest of the video, feature him in a barbershop having his hair cut.[22]


Critical reception


The track was generally well received, with TimeOut magazine calling the song "brilliant", despite being "OTT" (over the top),[1] but some fans did criticize the decision to feature a male rapper on a song about female empowerment.[23]

As for awards, the track received an award for "Best Song" at the first ever Global Awards in 2018,[24] and for "Pop Song of the Year" at the 2017 Beano Awards.[25]

Attitude named the song #4 on their list of 32 greatest Little Mix singles of all time writing "Power was always a standout single on Glory Days. although it seemed to invoke a marmite reaction from some fans when released, it is now become a fan favourite, especially with Little Mix's huge gay following."[26]


Year-end lists


Power on year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Official Charts Biggest Summer Songs of 2017 9 [27]

Charts



Weekly charts


Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[28] 20
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[29] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 17
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[18] 31
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[31] 7
Romania (Airplay 100)[32] 100
Scotland (OCC)[33] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[34] 6

Year-end charts


Chart (2017) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 33

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[36] 2× Platinum 120,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] 2× Platinum 1,200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.



The song has been covered by various artists, for an example, South Korean singer Ryujin who's a member of the girl group Itzy, discussed how during their evaluations as trainees "Power" was often one of the songs they covered.[38] In 2019, the song was used in a dance cover for a TV Series in South Korea called Queendom, and showcases a dance unit that was formed of Moonbyul from Mamamoo, Kim Chanmi from AOA, Jung Yein from Lovelyz, Yooa from Oh My Girl, Soojin from (G)I-dle, and Eunji from Brave Girls.[39] In 2021 Kpop girl group Hot Issue, covered the song for 1theK Originals.[40] In 2022, the song was covered and performed on a South Korean reality competition called My Teenage Girl.[41]

In 2018, the song was elected as the official theme song for WWE first ever Women's Royal Rumble.[42] The solo album cut is featured as a lip-sync song on episode 5 of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and features Little Mix Member Jade Thirlwall as a guest judge.[43] In 2022, the song was used as the official trailer for RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World.[44]


Release history


List of regions, release dates, showing formats, label and references
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 26 May 2017
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Syco [45]

References


  1. Levine, Nick (10 November 2016). "Little Mix – 'Glory Days' album review". TimeOut. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. Copsey, Rob (19 May 2017). "Little Mix confirm Power as the fourth single from their Glory Days album: 'You spoke and we listened!'". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Little Mix Confirm Their Next Collab Is With Stormzy & The Song Already Sounds Amazing - Capital". 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. Corner, Lewis (19 May 2017). "Little Mix have announced their brand new single – and they've teamed up with a huge rapper". Gay Times. United Kingdom. Millivres Prowler Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. "Little Mix Confirm Their Next Collab Is With Stormzy & The Song Already Sounds Amazing". Capital. United Kingdom: Global. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. "Little Mix's Power music video is full of feminism". United By Pop. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. "Little Mix's Empowering New Music Video Features Their MOMS". Teen Vogue. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. WWE (26 December 2017). "Don't miss the historic 30th anniversary of @WWE #RoyalRumble LIVE Sunday, January 28 at 7e/4p only on @WWENetwork!pic.twitter.com/IagbQhS5x4". @WWE. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. "Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock teases 'exciting' solo plans". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. "Despacito is now the longest reigning foreign language Number 1 in UK chart history". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. "Grenfell Tower single enters at Number 1 less than 48 hours after release". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. "The Official Top 40 biggest songs of summer 2017 revealed". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  14. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  16. "IRMA - Irish Charts". www.irma.ie. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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  18. "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. "Little Mix Promote Girl 'Power' in New Video With Stormzy, Their Moms & Drag Stars". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  20. "Little Mix's 'Power' Music Video Set To Feature RuPaul's Drag Race Stars | MTV UK". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  21. Roth, Madeline (9 June 2017). "Little Mix's Badass 'Power' Video Has Their Moms, Stormzy, And RuPaul's Drag Race Queens". MTV News. MTV.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  22. "Little Mix - 'Power'". Capital. Global. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  23. Lee, Ben (19 May 2017). "Little Mix criticised for Stormzy 'Power' collaboration". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  24. Radio, Global. "The Global Awards - celebrating the stars of music, news & entertainment". The Global Awards. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  25. "Pop Song of the Year 2017: VOTE NOW in the Beano Awards! | Beano Awards | Little Mix on Beano.com". www.beano.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  26. "All 32 of Little Mix's singles ranked in order of greatness". Attitude.co.uk. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. "The UK's Official Songs of the Summer 2017". Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  28. "Little Mix feat. Stormzy – Power" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  29. "Billboard Euro Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  30. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  31. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  32. "Airplay 100 – 13 august 2017". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  33. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  34. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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  36. "Brazilian single certifications – Little Mix feat. Stormzy – Power" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  37. "British single certifications – Little Mix – Power". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Power in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  38. Williams, Jazmin (6 July 2021). "Legends Supporting Legends: K-POP Girl Groups Who Look Up To Little Mix". The Honey POP. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  39. [ENG sub] [7회] ♬친절한 금자씨+Senorita+Strip+Smooth Criminal+두 개의 달+Power - 식스퍼즐 @3차 경연 퍼포먼스유닛 컴백전쟁 : 퀸덤7화, retrieved 27 February 2022
  40. [4K] K-POP을 뒤흔들 신인 걸그룹의 POWER 퍼포먼스 | Little Mix | HOT ISSUE(핫이슈) | Choreography | STAGE BREAK, retrieved 27 February 2022
  41. [방과후 설렘 풀영상] ＜Power＞ (3학년 & 4학년 댄스 연합) 무삭제 full ver., MBC 220109 방송, retrieved 27 February 2022
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  43. "Rupaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 Episode 5". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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[ru] Power (песня Little Mix)

«Power» (рус. Мощность) — совместный сингл британской женской группы Little Mix с их четвертого студийного альбома Glory Days (2016). Официальный ремикс на песню был издан как четвертый сингл 26 мая 2017 года[3] с дополнительным вокалом от британского исполнителя Grime Stormzy[4][5]. Песня посвящена теме расширении прав и возможностей женщин и о том, как женщины могут быть такими же сильными, как и мужчины[6]. Песня достигла шестого места в британском чарте синглов, став одиннадцатым топ-10 синглом группы в Великобритании и третьим с Glory Days. Ремикс песни включен в переиздание их четвертого студийного альбома, Glory Days, Glory Days: The Platinum Edition (2017). «Power» была представлена в качестве одной из тем мероприятия Royal Rumble 2018 WWE[7]. Журнал Outlet отметил стремительный звук синтезатора и инструментальный фон в стиле хаус, а также роботизированный голос песни[8].


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