'Shout Out to My Ex' was also the first UK number one single of 2016 with a female lead, as the three women with number one singles earlier in the year, Kyla, MØ and Halsey, were all featured artists. It was the third single from 2016 to debut straight in at the top of the UK charts with only four days of sales tracking. 'Shout Out to My Ex' debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, with 95,000 combined sales to give the band their fourth UK number one of their careers, following ' Cannonball' in 2011, ' Wings' in 2012 and ' Black Magic' in 2015. Īttitude ranked the song #9 on their list of 32 greatest Little Mix singles writing 'although it has a very simple pop formula, the blissful chorus still works as that fist-pumping earworm.' Īccording to the Official Charts 'Shout Out To My Ex' was named as one of the most streamed songs of all time in the UK. Teen Vogue ranked the song as one of the best breakup songs. Official Charts Company, named 'Shout Out To My Ex' as one of the biggest songs of 2016. ĭigital Spy, ranked 'Shout Out To My Ex' as number three of the best pop songs of 2016. Īt the 2017 Brit Awards 'Shout Out to My Ex' won Little Mix their first ever Brit Award for British Single of the Year. īillboard ranked 'Shout Out to My Ex' at number 58 on their '100 Best Pop Songs of 2016' list, acknowledging the song's 'power-chord-pumped unison chorus that demands to be sung at the top of one's lungs'. Emilee Linder from Fuse said that the song was a ' Taylor Swift–like move to play into the media's narrative', and praised Perrie's 'husky vocals'. Idolator 's Rachel Sonis described the song as a 'kiss-off anthem at its finest' and remarked that it felt like 'a confident comeback for the group'. The lyrics are about getting over a past relationship. Little Mix's voices range from F 3 to a high A 5. Composition Īccording to sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing on, 'Shout Out to My Ex' is composed in the key of F major and set in common time at a moderate tempo of 126 beats per minute. Little Mix have performed 'Shout Out to My Ex' at numerous shows and events including the BBC Teen Awards, Jingle Bell Ball, LOS40 Music Awards 2016, and the 37th Brit Awards, in which their performance is ranked as one of the best ever. The song has been certified triple platinum in Australia and Brazil, certified gold in five other countries and certified platinum in four others.

It charted in twenty three other territories and reached number sixty nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single also peaked at number one in Ireland and Scotland and topped the official Big Top 40 and Euro Digital Sales Charts, and reached the top ten in New Zealand and Australia. At the 37th Brit Awards Ceremony, the group won British Single of the Year. As of 2022, it has sold over 2 million copies in the UK alone and remains as their best-selling single, as well as the second-best selling girl group single released in the UK behind ' Wannabe', by the Spice Girls. It was Little Mix's first single to be certified double and triple platinum in the country and currently holds the record for the most streamed girl group single there.

'Shout Out to My Ex' spent three weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and was the only UK number one of that year to be led by a female lead. The song has been cited as a girl power and breakup anthem and received highly positive reviews from music critics, for its empowering message, production and the group's vocal performance. A dance-pop and power pop song, it was co-written by Little Mix and Chris Dunn lyrically addresses moving on from an ex after an unhappy relationship. It was released on 16 October 2016 by Syco Music, as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album Glory Days (2016). ' Shout Out to My Ex' is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix.

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