Woman Like Me

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Not to be confused with A Woman Like Me (song).
"Woman Like Me"
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Single by Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album LM5
Released12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
Genre
Length3:48
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Little Mix singles chronology
"Only You"
(2018) 		"Woman Like Me"
(2018) 		"Think About Us"
(2019)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Idol"
(2018) 		"Woman Like Me"
(2018) 		"Dip"
(2018)
Music video
"Woman Like Me" on YouTube

"Woman Like Me" is a song by British girl group Little Mix featuring Trinidadian-born American rapper Nicki Minaj, released on 12 October 2018 by Syco Music.[1] The song was written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran, Minaj and its producer Steve Mac, and served as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album LM5.[1] The single reached number two on the Official UK Singles Chart and charted in over 20 countries. At the 2019 Brit Awards it won the fan-voted award for British Artist Video of the Year, making it Little Mix's second and Nicki Minaj's first Brit Award win.

Background and release[]

"Woman Like Me" was written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran and Onika Maraj with help from Steve Mac, who also handled the production. Glynne recorded a solo version of the song for her own future album[2] which surfaced on the internet in late October.[3] With a change of plan in production, the song was left off Glynne's new album and later given to Little Mix. Sheeran and the group "went into the studio and tweaked little bits, and made it a little more" as they recall, "more personal to us".[4] Phill Tan mixed the track, with Randy Merrill then mastering the song. It was then released on Spotify at midnight.[5]

In October 2018, rapper Cardi B claimed during an Instagram post that she had been sent the track beforehand as a request to collaborate and did not accept because she was already working on other songs, so it was then offered to Minaj, after the latter said that she was interfering with her collaborators.[6] However, Little Mix later claimed that the record label sent the song to both rappers, but they had always wanted to collaborate with Minaj, and posted various interviews where they say Minaj is their #1 choice for a collaborator on a song. [7] [8]

Composition[]

Jess Glynne (left) and Ed Sheeran (right) contributed to the songwriting.

"Woman Like Me" is a pop[9] and reggae fusion song,[10][11] with an urban groove.[12] British singer Jess Glynne stated she wrote the song for her second album Always In Between with Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac, but that it "didn't fit where the album was going", so she gave the song to Little Mix to record.[13] Glynne's vocals can still be heard in the song.[citation needed]

Sam Damshenas from XXL called the song a "reggae-infused pop song" and calling Minaj's verse similar to her feature in Ariana Grande's single "Side to Side".[9] According to sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing on Musicnotes.com, "Woman Like Me" is composed in the key of F minor and set in common time at a moderate tempo of 150 beats per minute. Little Mix's voices range from Eb3 to a high Eb5.[14]

Critical reception[]

Chloe Gilke from Uproxx called the song a "reggae-influenced dance-pop banger" with "tight harmonies".[15] Brooke Bajgrowicz from Billboard said: "the female-empowering lead single asks whether a man could fall in love with a woman who isn't the stereotypical "good girl", suggesting that being your own person is more important", she also mention "Minaj adds a touch of sass to the third verse".[16]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2019 2019 Brit Awards British Video of the Year Won [17]
2019 Global Awards Best Song Won [18]

Artwork[]

The artwork for the song was released along with the video, and has been noted for featuring the group looking distinctly more "natural" than their usual look. The group also all wear black polo necks.[12]

Music video[]

Background[]

The video shows the band members standing next to each other in front of the Knebworth House, Hertfordshire.[11][19]

The group reportedly filmed the music video for the track in late September.[20] Pinnock has said about the video "it's personally one of my favourite videos that we've shot. The thing I love about it is that most of the video is us all as a group. We've hardly got any solos. We've never done that before."[4] The video was released on 25 October 2018 on Vevo and was directed by Marc Klasfeld.[11] The filming location was Knebworth House, Hertfordshire.[19] As of 2021 the music video has over 400 million views on YouTube, becoming one of the group's most viewed music videos on the platform.

Live performances[]

Little Mix performed "Woman Like Me" live for the first time at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards along with three other singles "Shout Out to My Ex", "Touch" and "Only You" on 21 October 2018.[21] They also performed the song on The X Factor one week later.[22][23] The first performance to feature Minaj occurred at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards on 4 November in Bilbao, Spain.[24] Little Mix performed the song at the 2019 Brit Awards on 20 February 2019 alongside rapper Ms Banks.[25]

Track listing[]

Digital download and streaming – featuring Nicki Minaj[26]

  1. "Woman Like Me" (featuring Nicki Minaj) – 3:48

Digital download and streaming – Wideboys remix[27]

  1. "Woman Like Me" (Wideboys remix) – 2:53

Digital download and streaming – Banx & Ranx remix[28]

  1. "Woman Like Me" (Banx & Ranx remix) – 3:05

Digital download and streaming – featuring Ms Banks[29]

  1. "Woman Like Me" (featuring Ms Banks) – 3:22
  2. "Woman Like Me" (featuring Ms Banks, Da Beatfreakz remix) – 3:09

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[30]

  • Jesy Nelson – vocals
  • Leigh-Anne Pinnock – vocals
  • Jade Thirlwall – vocals
  • Perrie Edwards – vocals
  • Nicki Minaj – featured artist, songwriting
  • Jess Glynne – songwriting
  • Ed Sheeran – songwriting, bass, guitar
  • Steve Mac – production, songwriting, keyboards, piano
  • Chris Laws – drums, engineering, programming
  • Dann Pursey – engineering
  • John Parricelli – guitar
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Bill Zimmerman – engineering

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[69] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[70] Diamond 160,000double-dagger
Canada (Music Canada)[71] Gold 40,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[72] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[73] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[74] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[76] Platinum 970,000[75]

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

Release history[]

List of release dates and formats for "Woman Like Me"
Region Date Format(s) Version(s) Label Ref.
Various 12 October 2018
Nicki Minaj version Syco [26]
Italy 26 October 2018 Contemporary hit radio Sony [77]
Various 5 November 2018
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Wideboys remix Syco [27]
14 December 2018 Banx & Ranx remix [28]
22 February 2019 Ms Banks version [29]

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