Hair (Little Mix song)

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"Hair"
Little Mix feat Sean Paul - Hair (Official Single Cover).png
Single by Little Mix featuring Sean Paul
from the album Get Weird
Released15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
Length3:53
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Electric
Little Mix singles chronology
"Secret Love Song"
(2016) 		"Hair"
(2016) 		"Shout Out to My Ex"
(2016)
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Lay You Down Easy"
(2016) 		"Hair"
(2016) 		"Trumpets"
(2016)
Music video
"Hair" on YouTube

"Hair" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. Its official remix features guest vocals from Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul and was released as the fourth and final single from the group's third studio album Get Weird. The song charted inside the top 10 in Australia and Scotland and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The song was nominated for Best British Video of the Year at the 2016 Brit Awards.

Chart performance[]

Following its release as an instant "grat track" in promotion of Get Weird, "Hair" debuted at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 10 September 2015.[1] The new version featuring Sean Paul entered the UK Singles Chart at number 31 on the week ending 28 April 2016, and the single later peaked at number 11. Hair also reached the top 10 spot in Australia and Scotland and also the top 20 within Ireland and Belgium.

Music video[]

The official music video for "Hair" was released on 20 April 2016 on Vevo and was directed by Director X, who previously directed the video to their first single Black Magic. The video centres around a sleepover the girls are having while confronting Paul in a FaceTime call after Leigh-Anne had seen a picture of him with a woman on their Instagram feed.

Track listing[]

  • Digital download
  1. "Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) – 3:53[2]
  1. "Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) [Wideboys Remix] – 3:49
Personnel
  • Electric – songwriter, producer, engineer, instruments, programming
  • Iain James – songwriter
  • Camille Purcell – songwriter
  • Anita Blay - songwriter
  • Maegan Cottone – vocal producer
  • Wez Clarke – mixer
  • Dick Beetham – mastering

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] 2× Platinum 140,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17] 3× Platinum 180,000double-dagger
Netherlands (NVPI)[18] Gold 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
New Zealand[2] 15 April 2016 Digital download Syco

References[]

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  3. ^ "Little Mix: Chart History - Australia Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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  6. ^ "Little Mix Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Little Mix feat. Sean Paul: Hair" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Little Mix – Hair" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Cheat Codes Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  15. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  16. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #393". auspOp. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Little Mix – Hair" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 7 September 2018. Enter Hair in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  19. ^ "British single certifications – Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair". British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hair in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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