Confetti (Little Mix song)
| "Confetti" | ||||
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 Cover art for the single release. The acoustic version cover art is the same, except it comes with a blue background. | ||||
| Single by Little Mix featuring Saweetie | ||||
| from the album Confetti | ||||
| Released | 30 April 2021 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:05 | |||
| Label | RCA UK | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | TMS | |||
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| Saweetie singles chronology | ||||
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| "Confetti" on YouTube | ||||
"Confetti" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released through RCA UK on 4 November 2020, as the third promotional single from their sixth studio album of the same name. The song was written by MNEK, Kamille, Maegan Cottone and TMS, and was produced by the latter. A remix of "Confetti" featuring American rapper Saweetie was later released on 30 April 2021, as the fourth and final single from the album. It marked Little Mix's first song as a trio, following Jesy Nelson's departure from the group in December 2020.[2][3] A music video for the remix was released the same day as the song's release, and was included as a bonus track on the Record Store Day vinyl editions of the album, released on 12 June.[4]
Background[]
In an interview with Apple Music, member Perrie Edwards says "Confetti’ is sexy." “It’s very understated but cool. And we just feel cool listening to it. As soon as we had this song, we just knew this would be what the album would be called. It was fun, cool, and you could do so much with it.” The remix version of "Confetti" features American rapper Saweetie. Member To promote the song, Little Mix released a "Confetti" themed filter on Instagram.[5]
Composition and lyrics[]
"Confetti" is a pop song written by Tom Barnes, Pete Kelleher, Ben Kohn, Camille Purcell, Uzoechi Emenike, Maegan Cottone, with Saweetie writing her verse on the remix version. Lyrically, the song talks about being strong and celebrating independence after a break-up.[6] In an interview with Nylon, Pinnock stated that the song is also about "female empowerment". She added "I think that's what we do best. So we absolutely love having females on our tracks". Pinnock went on to describe Saweetie's feature on the remix as "perfect" and added "She's definitely someone that we feel like embodies that [female empowerment].”[7]
Critical reception[]
Sam Etzioni from Renowned for Sound says that the song "encapsulates the feel-good tone of the album as a whole" and stated "Its clubby vibe and self-sufficient lyrics make its title a simple-yet-effective name for a work which promotes a focus on one’s individual enjoyment of life".[8] Writing for Nylon, Lauren Mccarthy described the song as "fun, free, and a celebration of girl power" and added "The song itself is a feel-good banger of a pop anthem".[7] DIY Magazine describes the song as "pure early-'00s compilation bangers, the sort that demand big-budget music videos.[9]
Music video[]
Concept[]
The music video for "Confetti", directed by Samuel Douek, was released alongside the remix on 30 April 2021. The video is set in a nightclub and shows the members of Little Mix having a showdown with themselves as male doppelgängers; Pez (Perrie), Lenny (Leigh-Anne), and J-Dog (Jade). Saweetie appears in the video, delivering her verse from a street outside while wearing leopard print. The video features cameos from A'Whora, Tayce and Bimini Bon-Boulash, three drag queens from RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[10] The video is choreography-filled, which was choreographed by King O'Holi and Than Jason Nguyen, whom also choreographed the music video for the group's single "Sweet Melody".[11]
The concept of the music video has been something the group wanted to happen for a long time. In an interview with Nylon, Thirlwall says “We’ve reached this point where we're like, ‘Yeah, let's do anything that we haven't quite been able to execute before, or haven't ticked off our list yet of things we want to achieve as a band.’”[7]
Synopsis[]
The video opens with people dancing at a club, later turning their heads to Little Mix as they enter. During the first verse, the group is sat on chairs while snapping and pumping to the beat of the song. During the pre-chorus, the group danced their way to meet their male alter-egos, then having a dance battle against each other during the first chorus. The next scene, Jade is seen dancing to her verse with a guy, while Pez (Perrie's male counterpart) dances at the stairs with back-up dancers. Leigh-Anne then sings the second pre-chorus while doing floor choreography. During the second chorus, the dance battle between the group's male counterparts continues.
The music cuts-off when Pez trips over and causes Tayce and A’Whora to spill their drinks, with Tayce repeating her catchphrase: “The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity and the gumption.” Bimini Bon-Boulash happily stepped in and offer some sage advice to the clueless trio of "braggadocious" dudes. The video continues with the male counterparts awkwardly standing at a urinal together and make dude small talk. Little Mix then gossip on the other side about which men are doing it for them. The music turns-up after, with Tayce and A'Whora coming inside a CCTV room witnessing Saweetie in the monitors. Saweetie then delivers her verse while standing outside the club looking at the cameras and wearing a leopard-print bra top and a matching skirt. The video then zooms to the monitors where Little Mix is now on, dancing at a rooftop. The video ends with cash raining in the club as to lyric "make it rain". Credits and bloopers began to appear at the end of the video.[12][10][11]
Reception[]
The video received praise for its queer-positive concept in which the group performed in drag along with other UK drag queens. However, shortly after the music video was released, the group received backlash for not inviting drag kings to star in the video. Speaking to Pop Buzz, multiple drag kings went on to express their disappointment for not being invited to take part in the video, "When I watched it, I was so excited to see people that I love and admire just thriving in their glory. But then I saw Little Mix as kings, these cis, heterosexual women, something in me just broke a bit. I know that they have never interacted or showed any interest in the drag king community. It was such a missed opportunity." drag king Chiyo stated. In an interview with Metro, member Jade Thirlwall went on to address the backlash to their music video and apologised for it.
"I don’t think there’s such a thing as a perfect ally. I’m still very much learning. Even recently, after our 'Confetti' music video I was confronted with the fact that, although we made sure our video was incredibly inclusive, we hadn’t brought in any actual drag kings. Some were frustrated, and they had every right to be. You can have the right intentions and still fall short. As an open ally, I should have thought about that, and I hadn’t, and for that, I apologise... But the point is we mess up, we apologise, we learn from it and we move forward with that knowledge."
— Jade Thirlwall addressing the backlash they received from the "Confetti" music video.[13]
Live performances[]
On 14 May 2021, Little Mix debuted an acoustic version of "Confetti" on a YouTube livestream after being featured on an episode of YouTube's Released.[14][15] They also performed the song on a TikTok livestream on 20 May.[16]
Commercial performance[]
The solo version of "Confetti" was originally released as the third promotional single and charted at number twenty three on the Official UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top twenty in both Ireland and New Zealand, and charted in Hungary, Portugal, and Scotland.
The remix version of "Confetti" which features American rapper Saweetie, debuted at number one on the Official Big Top 40 on 2 May 2021. The song later reached a new peak of number nine on the Official UK Singles Charts and was later certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "Confetti" remix also charted in Belgium, New Zealand and Venezuela.
Track listing[]
Digital download and streaming[17]
- "Confetti" – 2:47
Digital download and streaming – featuring Saweetie[18]
- "Confetti" (featuring Saweetie) – 3:05
Digital download and streaming – featuring Saweetie, Billen Ted remix[19]
- "Confetti" (featuring Saweetie, Billen Ted remix) – 3:01
Digital download and streaming – featuring Saweetie, Blinkie remix[20]
- "Confetti" (featuring Saweetie, Blinkie remix) – 3:51
Digital download and streaming – acoustic version[21]
- "Confetti" (acoustic) – 3:13
Credits and personnel[]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[22]
- Little Mix – vocals
- Saweetie – vocals, songwriting (remix only)
- TMS – production
- Ben Kohn – songwriting, guitar, programming
- Peter Kelleher – songwriting, keyboards, synths
- Tom Barnes – songwriting, bass, drums
- Camille Purcell – songwriting
- MNEK - songwriting, vocal production
- Maegan Cottone – songwriting, vocal production
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Bill Zimmerman – engineering
- Phil Tan – mixing
- Chris Bishop – additional production
- Sam Klempner – additional production
- Raphaella – additional production
Charts[]
Solo version[]
| Chart (2020–2021) | Peak position |
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| Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] | 10 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 17 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[25] | 12 |
| Portugal (AFP)[26] | 126 |
| Scotland (OCC)[27] | 95 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[28] | 23 |
This version debuted at #30 on 15 November 2020 on the Official Big Top 40 before dropping out the following week.
Remix version[]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[29] | 34 |
| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[30] | 4 |
| Global 200 (Billboard)[31] | 125 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[32] | 15 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[33] | 9 |
| US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[34] | 48 |
| Venezuela (Record Report)[35] | 70 |
The remix debuted at #1 on the Official Big Top 40 on 2 May 2021 and spent 1 week there before falling to #6 the following week.
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | Silver | 200,000
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Release history[]
| Region | Date | Version | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 4 November 2020 | Album version | RCA UK | [17] | |
| 30 April 2021 | Saweetie version | [18] | |||
| 14 May 2021 | Saweetie version, Billen Ted remix | [19] | |||
| 28 May 2021 | Saweetie version, Blinkie remix | [20] | |||
| Acoustic version | [21] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Confetti ft. Saweetie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Billboard Staff (30 April 2021). "Saweetie Drops Some Spicy Rhymes on Little Mix's 'Confetti' Remix: Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Little Mix Reimagines 'Confetti' for Fiery First Release as a Trio — Watch Them Play Macho Men". People Magazine. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Little Mix - Record Store Day". Record Store Day. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Our Confetti Insta filter is live