Little Mix have just released their third album, Get Weird, and, I have to say, it's definitely their best one yet. It's full of pop and fun songs such as Weird People, Grown and OMG, but also soulfoul and powerful songs such as Secret Love Song and Lightning.
Here's my review on their songs from their deluxe edition of their album.
1. Black Magic
This was the girls' first single from this album and was released in July. I remember when it premiered on Capital Radio and I immediately fell in love with it as soon as I heard it. The song is about having a crush and wanting to use 'black magic' so he/she will fall back in love with you. It's very upbeat and it's by far one of my favourites from the album.
2. Love Me Like You
This is the second single from this album and, like Black Magic, it's upbeat but with more emotion as well. The song is about wanting to find somebody new after a breakup. Unfortunately, all the boys are the same because they can't 'love me like you'. I think this is a great second single as it's similar to Black Magic.
3. Weird People
I definitely think this is one of the songs that defines the whole album. It's an upbeat, dance anthem. The girls sing about being weird people and being on the dance floor. It's about accepting yourself and not caring what others think. The album title features within the lyrics 'we're gonna get weird all night, I said now let's get weird all night'. I can definitely imagine myself dancing to this at a disco or party. A great track to listen to if you're feeling sad and need cheering up.
4. Secret Love Song (ft. Jason Derulo)
This is one of the more emotional songs and is about missing someone after a breakup. The girls' voices all sound amazing and are filled with emotion. Jason Derulo also sounds great, his voice works well with the song. If you're struggling after a breakup, I would definitely recommend listening to this song. I think that this should be their next single as it is one of the most popular songs on the album.
5. Hair
This is one of the songs that the girls released from their album early so that fans could get an idea of their album. Like Weird People, it's upbeat and full of sass. It's about having a boy/girlfriend and wanting to get them out of your hair. If you are with a partner and you're not happy, play this song and you'll get the confidence to get rid of him/her.
6. Grown
I love this song, it's one of their most fun songs. It's about growing up and having a former boy/girlfriend come back and want to be with you again but you're no longer interested. The chorus is very catchy 'can't get with me now I'm grown'. Like Hair, it's full of sass and upbeat lyrics.
7. I Love You
This is another one of their emotional songs on the album and is about having unrequited love for someone and feeling really sad about it. The lyrics are full of the things that the girls want to say to the people they're in love with. If you're suffering from unrequited love and are unable to get those emotions out, this is the perfect song to listen to.
8. OMG
"Oh my gosh, I did it again!" The girls immediately sing. If you're a fan of Charli XCX and Iggy Azalea, you'll love this song as it's very similar to those songs. I would say it's very similar to Fancy. The song is about being back in a relationship with someone but having to break their heart again by ending the relationship but never really understanding why they're in love with you.
9. Lightning
This is one of my favourite songs on the album. It's full of emotion and it's their best, vocals-wise. The song is about trying to get over somone and wishing that you weren't in love with them. I would say that this song is very similar to their single 'DNA' from their first album of the same name. Both songs are about being infatuated with someone and thinking that they're perfect. The song begins with rain pouring and thunder in the background and then it opens with Jesy's vocals singing about how she'd 'cross a desert and an ocean to get away from the pain of your storm'. They should make this one of their next singles as I can imagine the girls singing the lyrics whilst dancing to the beat of the song in the rain.
10. A.D.I.D.A.S
This is, by far, one of the girls' most suggestive songs. At first glance, I thought it was about the shoe brand but the song title actually stands for 'All Day I Dream About Sex'. The girls mute out the 'sex' by making a 'ssh' sound but it's clear what they're implying. I was shocked when I first read the lyrics as I didn't know the girls could write such suggestive lyrics. The girls sing about 'googling ways to keep you entertained' and that's it's been '3 weeks since we started to play'. This song is more for the older, experienced listeners as they sing about being busy 'doing Fifty Shades', which is refering to the famous book based on BDSM, Fifty Shades Of Grey. If you don't mind a raunchy pop song, this is for you.
11. Love Me Or Leave Me
This is another one of the girls' most emotional songs. It's about being in a struggling relationship and arguing with your partner and not being in love with them anymore. The girls sing to their partners "you can take this heart, heal it or break it all apart" and then asking them to "love me or leave me". You can tell the girls are feeling the heartbreak as they can't understand why their partners won't tell them what's wrong. It's beautifully written and made me shed a tear when I first heard it.
12. The End
This song is soulful and is about ending a relationship for good. You can tell the girls have ended their relationships several times but they sing about how "that this time, this is the end". It's one of their shortest songs but within two minutes, they managed to sing about how they wanted the relationship to end for good.
13. I Won't
This is one of their most upbeat and independent songs. I Won't is about not taking anything for granted and how they won't let anyone tell them no. It's for the people who feel very independent and confident without a partner being there. The girls sing about how they "will be strong" and they "will survive". If you need a confidence boost, this is the song for you.
14. Secret Love Song Part 2
If you're not that big of a fan of Jason Derulo, then here's the second part to their most emotional love song. It includes the same lyrics but doesn't feature Jason Derulo. The song is about wanting to be back with someone after a breakup. The girls' emotions are clearly shown in this song. This is one of their best songs on the album.
15. Clued Up
The guitar strums on this song make it sound like Taylor Swift's single We Are Never Getting Back Together but, unlike Taylor's song which is about a breakup, this song is about giving up on trying to fit in with the crowd and being more 'clued up' on who you are. The girls sing about making 'the best of what you have'. If you struggle with self-confidence and not being sure with who you are, this is the anthem for you. They sing about accepting that somedays you may feel beautiful and other days you may feel pain but having to get on with it.
16. The Beginning
I love how this is the last song on the album yet it's called The Beginning as it's very unexpected but this is an amazing song about the girls' beginning. It's short and sweet as it only runs at one minute and thirty-four seconds. I think this is the girls' most nostalgic song as they reminisced about how their career began on the popular singing competition show, The X Factor. I do think it would've made more sense to have this as their first song on the album as it would've been a great way to introduce the album. Still an amazing song, though.
Those were my thoughts on all of the songs from Little Mix's latest album, Get Weird.
I'd give it a 4/5 as it contains a great mix of upbeat and emotional songs.
If you want to get their album, it's out now on iTunes, Google Play and in all good retailer shops.
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