Little Mix: The Last Discography Rate (For Now...)

RainOnFire

RainOnFire

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NO

AVERAGE: 8.6
HIGHEST SCORE: 10 x7 (@RainOnFire, @soratami, @DJHazey, @GimmeWork, @TwistedInnocence, @RMK, @Remorque)
LOWEST SCORE: 6.5 x1 (@CC91)
MY SCORE: 10
2019 RATE: N/A

"No" was released as the second and final single from Between Us. It is also Little Mix's last single (for now...).

A sore spot for many of us, the Between Us singles didn't do well, and "No" debuted and peaked at #35 becoming their lowest charting single ever ("One I've Been Missing" notwithstanding), and suffice to say, has not received any certification.

When it was released, the Galantis remix of "No" received a semi-push, being used on some playlists instead of the original. The remix was also included on the Experience Edition of Between Us (whatever that means) along with album track "I Love You" (I still don't get the point of that). I'm guessing the remix received some treatment because of Galantis' name, the "Heartbreak Anthem" connection, and maybe just to see if it caught on on its own.

The video features the girls transforming their lazy boyfriends into robots who end up malfunctioning. It's a very cute concept and they look amazing, I just wish it had an outfit change or something (or they could've used more of the outfits from the first 30 seconds which don't end up being used again for the rest of the video) just to give it a bit of variety.

This wasn't confirmed anywhere, but my personal theory is that "No" was supposed to be the first single from Between Us. Not only does the video have more budget than "Love (Sweet Love)", but the standard edition of Between Us runs chronologically and "No" appears after "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)".

It's an odd choice otherwise to have "Love (Sweet Love)" appear after "No" and "Between Us" when the rest of the album runs in order. I think plans changed but I'm not sure why, because if they were worried about a Jesy connection, it's only "Cut You Off" that is explicitly about her (but more on that later). Oh well.

I love this song. It's the slightest bit derivative of "Sweet Melody", sure, but it still does what Little Mix does best - deliver a pop banger with aplomb. I have to shout-out the second verse, which has different production for each of the first three lines which was such an inspired choice. I also love that it uses the "Sweet Melody" template of having the chorus repeat twice with the full production.

In terms of live performances, there were no televised ones and it only appeared in like 2 of the Confetti Tour shows before being cut for the remainder of the tour. Welp. It was also one of the very few songs that had choreography on the tour, so we lost.



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RainOnFire

RainOnFire

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FORGET YOU NOT

AVERAGE: 8.251
HIGHEST SCORE: 10 x10 (@Sally_Harper, @GimmeWork, @TwistedInnocence, @munro, @Primrose, @Robsolete, @Holly Something, @RMK, @YourLeadSinger, @Serg.)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x1 @Sprockrooster)
MY SCORE: 9
2019 RATE: 11/83

"Forget You Not" leaves "Secret Love Song, Pt. II" as the highest-placing bonus track in the rate.

The track was released as one of two original songs on the deluxe edition of LM5, and immediately became a fan favourite. However, no one stans this song much as Perrie Edwards.

She first leaked like half the song by featuring it in an Instagram story over a month before the album was released, which I don't think was even approved because no other Little Mix songs were teased that way before or since nn



She was then supremely pissed off when it wasn't included the LM5 Tour, where it was relegated to just an interlude (also peep Leigh-Anne not even being sure of what she was talking about and Jade having to whisper it to her nn!) (also the tweet saying "who decides the set list?! The stupidity!" who's gonna tell ha...)



And then most iconic of all is when she wasn't even made aware of the fact that it was just a bonus track FFFFFF



All of that being said, she didn't include it as one of her personal picks for her Between Us vinyl, picking "Love Me Or Leave Me" and "Your Love" instead. What gives Perrie?!

I stan how much Perrie stans, and I stan this song. It has thee hook in their discography, "ba da bang bang" which I'm sure were just filler lyrics that never got rewritten but the song is all the better for it.

I also think the production on "Forget You Not" is some of their best ever, it just sounds so glossy and smooth in a way that a lot of their songs don't. It's sounds expensive! And it also sounds like a hit, so it's devastating that not only was it a casualty of the LM5 campaign but it wasn't even on the standard edition of the album.​
 
V3RYP05H

V3RYP05H

I remember people claiming “Forget You Not” was amazing and not getting it until it finished and then I was like “well, I’ve gotta listen to that again”. It’s weird. I can’t tell you a damn thing about it but I love it and think it should’ve been the fourth and last single off the album.

You bring up a great point about how feisty Perrie was over the song yet she surprisingly didn’t include it as one of her two bonus tracks. Jade stuck with including her favorite (“Wasabi” - which I’m convinced the video was also totally her doing) so what happened? I’m guessing baby brain made her opt for the lovey-dovey stuff.

Also, who does decide and solidify the tracklist/setlist? She clearly had no clue so… ?????????
 
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V3RYP05H

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Not me not seeing any eliminations between “Monster In Me” and “Black Magic” and “Forget You Not” ddd.

“Shout Out…” has never been my favorite and while I like it, it’s the only single of the five I skip on a regular basis.
“DNA” - I am shook this beat out “Wings”. I love it though and it’s the first song I really heard from them and loved. The Sin City inspired video was a great idea.
“Love Me Like You” grew on me but I agree that I have to be in the mood or it gets grating.
“No” - y’all did too much about this song and when I finally heard it I just felt a big “this is it?”. It’s an okay song but I’m glad it wasn’t the lead single. I use it the third least of the trio tracks (ahead of “Heartbreak Anthem” and “Trash”).
 
RainOnFire

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CUT YOU OFF

AVERAGE: 8.622
HIGHEST SCORE: 10 x9 (@soratami, @cleggar, @Purple, @GimmeWork, @-SNS-, @Robsolete, @RMK, @YourLeadSinger, @Music Is Death)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x3 (@Joe., @CC91, @Sprockrooster)
MY SCORE: 9.5
2019 RATE: N/A

"Cut You Off" is one of five new tracks included on Between Us, and was co-written by Jade.

It's never been confirmed, but this song feels quite obviously aimed at Jesy (even if it's only Jade who has a co-writing credit). Aside from the title, the lyrics don't allude to this song being about a romantic relationship for one thing. It's just very specifically about cutting ties with an extremely toxic person, and we really only need to look at the first verse.

Everyone's got a limit
Really saw my life with you in it
'Til you walked right out
Only now when I look back
Got me picking up on the red flags
Turn 'em all white now

The entirety of the song is actually very well-written, from "Nothing lasts forever, but I really thought we could" to "I know you think you're all that / It'll be so sweet when you crawl back / But it's too late now".

That being said... it makes me sad that things got this bad. Hearing Perrie talk in a few interviews about the subject of this song being a "horrible person" made me wince because we know how close the four of them were at one point, and I'm pretty sure we all thought that Little Mix would be the last girl group on earth to have infighting.

At the same time, you can't talk sense into a person who doesn't want to listen, and by all accounts, the girls tried. I've certainly lost all sympathy for Jesy after that Instagram Live, as I'm sure a lot of us did. It's just a shitty turn of events all around.

The fact that the breakdown of their relationship resulted in this banger of a song is bittersweet. I love that they didn't go the obvious route of making it a sad ballad - this song is huge. It's fiery and frenetic, and the chorus is an absolute bulldozer which is followed by a post-chorus that feels even more massive.

There's no world in which this got chosen to be a single because of the subject matter, but if things were different and it wasn't aimed at the one person who just so happened to be in a group with them, it would've been one of their very best hits. Alas.



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LOVE (SWEET LOVE)

AVERAGE: 8.651
HIGHEST SCORE: 11 x1 (@-SNS-), 10 x9 (@soratami, @Dijah., @DJHazey, @munro, @Robsolete, @Robert, @TéléDex, @YourLeadSinger, @Music Is Death)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x3 (@Joe., @Sprockrooster, @Xander)
MY SCORE: 8.5
2019 RATE: N/A

The awkwardly titled "Love (Sweet Love)" was released as the lead single for Between Us, and leaves the title track as the highest remaining song of the 5 new tracks.

"Love (Sweet Love)" was the first time the girls experienced a true bomb. "Think About Us" may have missed the Top 20, but still went Gold. "Word Up!" may have disappeared off the face of earth, but is still a Top 10 single. "One I've Been Missing"... uh, once again, do we count it as an official single?

"Love (Sweet Love)" on the other hand debuted at #33 and spent a majority of its 7-week run at the bottom of the charts and hasn't received any certification.

As we all know on this forum, the quality of a song does not indicate its chart success, and I think this song flopping had way more to do with the fact that they had had back-to-back hits with "Sweet Melody", "Confetti", "Heartbreak Anthem", and to a lesser extent, "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)", so yet another single probably felt like overkill. (I said it before but "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" really was such a waste of a single, even if it did bag them another Top 10. Sigh.)

It doesn't help that there were no televised performances for this single, and the video basically consists of one setup stretched across the entire video. I remember Jade doing a Q&A or something and a fan asked her what her favourite scene in the video was, and she literally replied "there's only one scene hun" ffffffff

At the same time, I don't blame them for any of it because:



Highest-scorer @YourLeadSinger shares: "Did anyone order an INSPIRATIONAL ANTHEM BANGER?!?!? Phew, this song still gives me a rush and makes me feel strong. Leigh, Jade, and Perrie absolutely KILL IT on this track. Even with the 90s sample, it still sounds fresh (then again everything else sounded the same), I am so glad it was a single for them! Shame the UK public had no taste and let this song bomb! Another that would have been my 11 but, alas, there is another that I want to give it more to."

For me, my score probably would've been a lot lower had we done this rate last year. It took its sweet time growing on me, and I think I ended up liking it a lot more after Between Us came out because it felt like a big, fun finale.

A lot of people also pointed out that the soulful elements of this song are reminiscent of "Wings", which sort of stood as an anomaly in their discography, so it made it pretty special that the lead single for their Greatest Hits album was a full-circle moment from their first #1 smash.

When it was first released, it was my least favourite single they had put out since "Woman Like Me" probably. But it has grown on me so, so much and I truly adore it now.​
 
Holly Something

Holly Something

Shout Out To My Ex - 6.4 - I'm glad this was a hit (and was released on my birthday) but I just... don't really think that highly of it.
DNA - 9.4 - This activated stan mode in me. As much as I was a big fan of them on the show and enjoyed Cannonball (don't drag me) and Wings, this is the one that made me say WOAH!
Black Magic - 8.3 - It's cute, albeit a little juvenile, but still very enjoyable. And did wonders for their career so we can't be too mad at it.
Love Me Like You - 9.5 - Such a bop. I think it was too in Black Magic's shadow to do better than it initially did (should at least have made top 10 tbh) but did well in the long run.
No - 6.8 - Serviceable bop but probably the worst of the Between Us songs.
Forget You Not - 10 - "Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it." Should 100% have been a single.
Cut You Off - 9.9 - Bop. Would have released this just for the extra publicity and hit potential if it were up to me.
Love (Sweet Love) - 8.1 - This one has really grown on me, and they look stunning in the video.
 
V3RYP05H

V3RYP05H

Nooooo, not “Bop (Sweet Bop)” suffering another INJUSTICE! I cry. I know it’s because of the oversaturation and the lack of promotion but the history books will only show it as a flop. Thankfully this song has aged like wine. Makes me wish it went to #1 and they just ended (for now) on it.

“SCALP You Off”, I get that it was a sensitive topic but -fuck it- it SLAYS and should’ve been a single. Also easy press (and they can act coy about it), boom, another hit (especially if released after that Instagram Live). It’s wonderful that they took the high-road but the petty bitch in me would’ve wanted to get a hit out of it especially when the song is there anyways. Add on a female rapper like Meghan, Doja, or Azealia Banks (not a proper fan but she would’ve ATE) if they really wanted to extend it. They clearly wanted it known though since it was previewed and talked about fairly early in the campaign. Maybe it’s the fact the chorus melody does sound a bit like this other song that aided in it not being released.
 
RainOnFire

RainOnFire

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THE CURE

AVERAGE: 8.694
HIGHEST SCORE: 10 x9 (@tylerc, @GimmeWork, @munro, @Primrose, @Florencia., @Holly Something, @RMK, @Robert, @YourLeadSinger)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x1 (@Epic Chocolat)
2019 RATE: 19/83

(I didn't realize till now how awkwardly I cropped this picture! It looks like Jesy and Jade are in a different photo from Perrie and Leigh-Anne. Welp)

"The Cure" is the closing track on LM5, and to no one's surprise, leaves "Wasabi" as LM5's highest placing album track.

It also becomes one of the very few songs to move up the rankings in our rate! It was at #19 in the 2019 rate and now places at #16, and that's with an additional 24 songs included. Pretty impressive!

A "stripped" version of the song was included on the deluxe edition of the album, but it's literally just the isolated vocals from the song, and not even the full one at that.

This is a really wonderful closer. It's uplifting and powerful, and it's not too overdone either - the production is perfect. I always felt like it was kind of a sequel song to "Nothing Else Matters", they share the same essence to me. I prefer "Nothing Else Matters" but I can't fault "The Cure" for making it this high.



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Xander said:
Happy to see Think About Us performing better than I thought!! (Watch it go next…)
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I love when this happens nn!

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THINK ABOUT US

AVERAGE: 8.697
HIGHEST SCORE: 10 x10 (@soratami, @Sally_Harper, @tylerc, @munro, @-SNS-, @RMK, @Robert, @YourLeadSinger, @Music Is Death, @Xander)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x1 (@Sprockrooster)
MY SCORE: 9
2019 RATE: 13/83

Beating "The Cure" by just 0.003 points, "Think About Us" leaves "Wasabi" as the last remaining LM5 song.

The track was released as the second and final single from LM5, and for its single release, it was remixed to include a verse from Ty Dolla $ign.

"Think About Us" had a few firsts for them, but not in a good way. It was their first single ever to miss the Top 20, peaking at #22. It was also their first single to break the Platinum streak they were on, which started 12 singles ago (!) with "Salute".

It was still certified Gold however, which isn't bad at all considering Silver seemed like an accomplishment at the time with the way Syco sort of half-heartedly threw the song out there. I also remember it was weirdly not even referred to as a single in their televised performances of it, I think they kept saying it was a "song we love" or something like that.

I remember people were pretty upset when this was announced as a single, but at the time, I remember thinking that a hit is a hit, and "Think About Us" sounds like a hit. There were so many songs fighting for single status from the album, but my ideal LM5 singles run would've still included this, Ty Dolla $ign feature included.

It's also a bit of an outlier on LM5, which is more R&B-focused whereas "Think About Us" has a lot of tropical house elements to it, but I just remember thinking it was a huge bop regardless.

Their remixed singles can also be very hit-or-miss, but this is one of the times where it worked fantastically. I know a few people had issues with them putting Ty Dolla $ign on the song after a big deal was made about the album only having female features, and I get that. I just think Ty Dolla $ign sounds so good on his verse and he fits the song absolutely perfectly.

My only gripe with the single version is that the "oh nananana do you think about us" middle-8 gets relegated to the outro only, I wish it was repeated one more time because it's one of the catchiest bits.

As for the video, it's pretty much just a bunch of glamour shots, but it's actually quite watchable now that I'm seeing it again. Perrie's butterfly setup in particular is breathtaking.



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V3RYP05H

V3RYP05H

I’m just repeat what I said because my feelings haven’t changed since July:
The album version is fantastic and Ty Dolla $ign’s rap is fantastic on the single version (as are the little production additions/revisions). Shame it didn’t chart higher.

I still don’t quite grasp what was going on with LM5 but diarrhea on those who messed everything up because this song deserved to be another beloved hit for them!
 
RainOnFire

RainOnFire

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HEARTBREAK ANTHEM

AVERAGE: 8.713
HIGHEST SCORE: 11 x1 (@Serg.), 10 x8 (@tylerc, @GimmeWork, @TwistedInnocence, @cleggar, @munro, @JakobVision22, @Remorque, @Music Is Death)
LOWEST SCORE: 6.5 x2 (@CC91, @Dijah.)
MY SCORE: 9
2019 RATE: N/A

"Heartbreak Anthem" is a collaboration with EDM heavyweights Galantis and David Guetta. It was released as a single less than a month after "Confetti", becoming the first original song to be released by the group following Jesy's departure.

The song was originally recorded in 2020, but was rearranged and later released in 2021 after Jesy quit the group. (Poor "No Time for Tears" wasn't so lucky).

"Heartbreak Anthem" was another big hit for the girls. It debuted in the Top 10 at #9, and peaked at #3. During its run, it helped Little Mix become the only girl group in history to spend 100 weeks in the Top 10. It also managed to hang onto the Top 10 while "Confetti" climbed to its peak of #9, making it the first time they had managed to chart two songs in the Top 10 since the Glory Days era. It was also nominated for a BRIT in the Best International Song category.

It was certified Platinum and currently stands at 808,300 units as of November 2021, making it their 13th biggest song. I wouldn't be surprised if it had outsold "Love Me Like You" and maybe even "Sweet Melody" at this point though.

It was also certified Gold in the US and Platinum in Canada, and charted in the Netherlands, Australia and Sweden, their first single to chart internationally since "Woman Like Me" (which is bittersweet because I think it was only because of the reach that Galantis & David Guetta had, but either way, it's still a Little Mix song!).

There weren't any televised performances of the song (I'm pretty sure someone here said David Guetta was unhappy with the lack of promo?) but this was when Perrie and Leigh-Anne were pregnant so it is what it is. The video's pretty nice, I just wish it didn't reveal both looks before the first chorus because it ends up feeling a little repetitive.

As for my thoughts on the song, here's the thing, I feel like we can all admit this song is a bit basic. But sometimes, a basic bop just hits. This is one of those times for me. It's not a creative or inventive song, and I'd argue that the girls themselves don't actually bring much flair to the song in the way they do with "Sweet Melody" or "Break Up Song". But... I'm not gonna fight it. It is a top-tier basic bop.





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HOLIDAY

AVERAGE: 8.753
HIGHEST SCORE: 11 x3 (@GimmeWork, @munro, @Music Is Death), 10 x7 (@soratami, @Sally_Harper, @tylerc, @Epic Chocolat, @-SNS-, @TéléDex, @Remorque)
LOWEST SCORE: 6 x1 (@RainOnFire)
MY SCORE: 6
2019 RATE: N/A

(Not Jesy being all by herself on the single cover...)

"Holiday" was released as the second single from Confetti, and was co-written by Jade, Perrie, and Leigh-Anne.

The song was a modest success, peaking at #15 in the UK. It was certified Gold for sales of 432,000 units, which means it was the song that punched "Oops" out of their Top 20 biggest songs, and for that I'm sure we're all grateful!

I need to talk about the single photoshoot:
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I'm sure the graphic designer did their best, but Jesy very clearly was not there. Even aside from the fact that her outfit doesn't match the other girls whatsoever, the lighting is also different on her photos. It's so bizarre to me that this was deemed acceptable.

Anyway, the mess doesn't stop there, because the video is a green-screen disaster. I can't remember if it's polarizing amongst the fans but personally I think it's an eyesore. And I think Perrie has been vocal about how the video didn't turn out the way she thought it would.

The song received a few performances, including an acoustic version on the Live Lounge stage, as well as a mashup with "Touch" on their competition show Little Mix: The Search. They opted to use the MNEK Remix for the performance which was a great surprise, and there's a really terrific dance break.

So let me get my negativity out of the way first, because I was the lowest scorer - to be completely honest, this song is just whatever to me. I feel like it's pretty unmemorable and is missing some kind of climax or something to just take it somewhere because otherwise it just plods along for me. And I like it even less knowing "Happiness" was right there waiting to be a single.

But anyway that's just me! Let's leave the final word to @GimmeWork who gave this their 11: "The pulsating beat under the staccato of Jade's delivery aligning perfectly and then exploding into Perrie's soaring vocals during the chorus is just .... Heaven. It's honestly up there with Touch, Move, Wasabi, Sweet Melody..etc for me and I figured it needed the points more as it's severely underrated around here." I'd say #13 is a pretty amazing result for a rate with 108 songs!




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RainOnFire

RainOnFire

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14. Heartbreak Anthem (with Galantis & David Guetta) – 8.713
41. No Time for Tears (with Nathan Dawe) – 7.946
46. Only You (with Cheat Codes) – 7.810
48. Bounce Back – 7.768
51. Kiss My (Uh-Oh) (with Anne-Marie) – 7.729
94. One I’ve Been Missing – 6.159
96. Word Up! – 5.971
101. Dreamin’ Together (with Flower) – 5.825
103. Cannonball – 5.729
104. Une Autre Personne (with TAL) – 5.582

AVERAGE: 6.910

Most 10s: Heartbreak Anthem (8)
11s: Heartbreak Anthem (@Serg.), Bounce Back (@Epic Chocolat, @YourLeadSinger)​
 
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