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Get Weird is the third studio album by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 6 November 2015, through Syco Music and Columbia Records. The album was preceded by the release of the singles, "Black Magic" and "Love Me Like You".

Background

At the 2015 Brit Awards, the group confirmed that their album was completed, describing it as having a "whole new sound" and projecting the release for sometime in 2015.[2] Having written over 100 songs for their third album, in May 2015 Little Mix released "Black Magic", the lead single from their upcoming third album.[3] Little Mix also co-wrote Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea's single "Pretty Girls", which was also released in May 2015.[4] The group have confirmed that the album is more of pop sound compared to Salute with the songs being very fun, colourful and personality driven.

On 15 July 2015, the group officially announced on Twitter that their third studio album is titled Get Weird, and would be available for pre-order the next day.[5]

Singles

In February 2015, Little Mix revealed that they had chosen the lead single from Get Weird.[6] On 14 May 2015, Little Mix revealed the song's title to be "Black Magic", after the single's cover art surfaced on music identification service Shazam.[7] "Black Magic" was scheduled to premiere on 26 May but was later moved forward to 21 May, after the single leaked online on 20 May. The single was released digitally in the UK on 10 July.[8]

On 25 September 2015, the group released "Love Me Like You" as the second single from the album.[9]

"Hair" was released as a promotional single on 28 August 2015, to online streaming and as a digital download included in the pre-order of the album.[10] The song charted at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] A full music video for "Hair" is included in pre-orders for the deluxe version of the album. "Weird People" was released as the album's second promotional single on 16 October 2015. The song charted at number 78 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] "Grown" was released as the album's third and final promotional single on 30 October 2015.

Promotion

Little Mix performed "Black Magic" at Capital's Summertime Ball in Wembley Stadium on 6 June 2015.[13] They performed the song on the eighteenth series of wish-granting television show Surprise Surprise. The group performed "Black Magic" at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards on 16 August 2015.[14]

Tour

A tour was set up in order to promote the album. The Get Weird Tour was officially announced on 17 July 2015 through the band's Twitter.[15] It will begin on 13 March 2016, in Cardiff, Wales at the Motorpoint Arena and continue throughout the UK, finally concluding on 9 April 2016, in Newcastle upon Tyne at the Metro Radio Arena.

On 13 October 2015, it was announced that the tour will also have dates in Australia,[16] marking this the first time Little Mix headlines a tour outside of the UK and Ireland.

Track listing

Get Weird – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Black Magic"
3:31
2."Love Me Like You"
Mac3:17
3."Weird People"
  • Michelsen
  • Erfjord
  • Purcell
  • Drewett
  • Electric
  • Rad
  • Cottone
3:31
4."Secret Love Song" (featuring Jason Derulo)
Jayson DeZuzio4:10
5."Hair"
Electric3:28
6."Grown"
Electric2:36
7."I Love You"
  • Nelson
  • Edwards
  • Thirlwall
  • Pinnock
  • Purcell
  • TMS
TMS4:14
8."OMG"
  • Pinnock
  • Thirlwall
  • Edwards
  • Nelson
  • Adam Mills
  • Nick Monson
  • Isaac Mckenzie
  • Maegan Cottone
  • Abiola Orabi
Nick Monson3:22
9."Lightning"
  • Edwards
  • Thirlwall
  • Pinnock
  • Nelson
  • Troy Henry
  • Cottone
TroyBoi5:09
10."A.D.I.D.A.S."
  • Thirlwall
  • Pinnock
  • Cottone
  • Duvall
  • Aubrey Graham
  • Kiris Houston
  • James Shebib
  • Paul Jefferies
  • Jordan Ullman
  • Majid Al
  • Duvall
  • Kiris Houston
3:21
11."Love Me or Leave Me"
  • Julia Michaels
  • Shane Stevens
  • Matthew Smith Radosevich
Rad3:22
12."The End"Purcell
2:11
Total length:42:12
Get Weird – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."I Won't"
  • Barnes
  • Kelleher
  • Kohn
  • Glynne
  • Edwards
  • Nelson
  • Pinnock
  • Thirlwall
3:16
14."Secret Love Song, Pt. II"
  • Rachel Furner
  • Jez Ashurst
  • Emma Rohan
Jez Ashurst4:25
15."Clued Up"
TMS4:01
16."The Beginning"Purcell
  • Kearns
  • Purcell
1:33
Total length:55:27
Get Weird – Japanese Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
17."Black Magic" (acoustic)3:27
18."Love Me Like You" (Christmas Mix) 
19."Dreamin' Together" (Flower featuring Little Mix) 

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Edition(s) Ref.
Worldwide 6 November 2015
Syco
  • Standard edition
  • Deluxe edition
[17]

References

  1. ^ Gamboa, Glenn (5 November 2015). "'Get Weird' review: Little Mix stirs new sounds from classic eras". Newsday. Retrieved 6 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Music (25 February 2015). "Little Mix: Our third album is finished and has a 'whole new sound'". BBC News. United Kingdom. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ Saeed, Saeed (30 March 2015). "Little Mix have big ambitions and lots of love". The National. Abu Dhabi. Mubadala Development Company. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ Szublak, Ali (14 May 2015). "Little Mix Finally Announce Next Single 'Black Magic'". Popcrush. United States: Popcrush Network. Retrieved 14 May 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  5. ^ Harp, Justin (15 July 2015). "Little Mix are going to Get Weird on new album: Pop group reveal title and artwork for third LP". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  6. ^ "Little Mix: Our third album is finished and has a 'whole new sound'". BBC. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Little Mix - Black Magic Announcement!!". YouTube. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Black Magic". amazon.co.uk.
  9. ^ Corner, Lewis (18 September 2015). "Little Mix go Motown on teaser of new single 'Love Me Like You'". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |website= at position 1 (help)
  10. ^ "Little Mix release Hair". OK! Magazine.
  11. ^ "New entry from Little Mix". Official Chart Company.
  12. ^ "Little Mix's New Song Is A Dancefloor Anthem For All You ' Lightning' Out There". MTV.
  13. ^ "#Mixers, Your Girls Are Going To The Ball! Little Mix To Perform NEW SONG At #CapitalSTB". Capital FM. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  14. ^ Chiu, Melody (1 July 2015). "Little Mix to Hit the Stage at Teen Choice Awards". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Little Mix 2016 UK Tour Dates: Get Ticket Now... PLUS A New London Show Is Added!". Capital. 30 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Perrie Edwards has finally found her knight in shining armour and says she is 'loving life'". Mirror. 14 November 2015.
  17. ^ All citations concerning the release of Get Weird in the United Kingdom:
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