Little Me (song)

"Little Me"
Single by Little Mix
from the album Salute
Released	30 December 2013
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	3:55 (album version) 3:31 (single mix)
Label	Syco
Writer(s)	Little Mix TMS Iain James
Producer(s)	TMS
Little Mix singles chronology
"Move" (2013) "Little Me" (2013) "Word Up!" (2014)
Music video "Little Me" on YouTube

"Little Me" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Salute (2013). It was co-written by the group with TMS and Iain James, and produced by TMS. The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. It also samples part of Gabriel Fauré's Pavane.^[1]

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review, calling it "effortless and uplifting" and awarding it four out of five stars.^[2] In another four-star review, Renowned for Sound's Melissa Redman complimented the song's "exceptional vocals", "perfect harmonies" and "mature lyrics".^[3]

Isaac Mace-Tessler of Pop Scoop gave the song a very positive review, saying "Little Me has a strong message of inspiration and liberation, all about the girls’ present selves telling their younger, little selves not to worry and to “speak up, shout out, be a bit prouder” and believe that they are already "beautiful, wonderful". The track thus follows and holds its own in the grand tradition of R&B empowerment ballads such as Sugababes' "Ugly", Destiny's Child's "Survivor" and Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful". The song's music video further underlines its heartfelt meaning: shot in earnest B&W, the girls emotively sing in an abandoned warehouse, interspersed with "real" girls and women talking about their hopes, dreams and insecurities".^[4]

Chart performance

"Little Me" was first seen at the UK Singles Chart Top 40 at number 39 on 22 December 2013. It then climbed 20 places and peaked at number 19 a week later, and then climbed another nine places to number 10.

Music video

In an interview with FrontRowLiveEnt.com, regarding the official music video, Jesy Nelson said: "We've never really done a video like this before. This is very heartfelt and meaningful. It's very sincere."^[5]

The video premiered on YouTube on 18 December 2013.^[6] It features Little Mix in an abandoned warehouse. It also features various actors telling their stories and what they have overcome. The video is also in black and white, making Little Mix's first music video to be released in that format.

Track listing

• Digital remixes

1. "Little Me" (Single Mix) – 3:31
2. "Little Me" (WestFunk and Steve Smart Remix) – 2:54
3. "Little Me" (DE$iGNATED Radio Remix) – 3:48
4. "Little Me" (Live The Xtra Factor Performance) – 2:37
5. "Little Me" (Instrumental) – 3:28

Live performances

Little Mix performed "Little Me" on The Xtra Factor on 3 November 2013,^[7] and on the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball on 8 December 2013.^[8] The US got their first live performance of the song on Good Morning America.

Charts

Charts (2013–14)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	85
scope="row"	Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	56
scope="row"	Ireland (IRMA)[11]	26
scope="row"	Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12]	18
scope="row"	UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13]	14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Silver	200,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland[15]	30 December 2013	Digital download	Syco Music
United Kingdom[16]

References

1. "Interpolation (Replayed Sample) of Multiple Elements". WhoSampled.
2. Copsey, Robert (18 December 2013). "Little Mix: 'Little Me' review: 'Effortless and uplifting'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
3. Redman, Melissa (11 December 2013). "Single review: Little Mix - Little Me". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
4. Mace-Tessler, Isaac (20 December 2013). "SINGLE REVIEW: Little Mix – 'Little Me'". Pop Scoop. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
5. "Little Mix talk Neon Lights Tour and "Little Me" music video w/ @RobertHerrera3". 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
6. "Little Mix 'Little Me'". Metro (DMG Media). 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
7. "Little Mix perform ‘Move’ and premiere new song ‘Little Me’ on The X Factor". Stagedoor FM. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
8. "Little Mix - 'Little Me' (Live Performance, Jingle Bell Ball 2013)". Capital FM. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
9. ARIA Report 1245. Pandora Archive
10. "Ultratop.be – Little Mix – Little Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
11. "Chart Track: Week 03, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
12. "Archive Chart: 2014-01-18". Scottish Singles Top 40.
13. "Archive Chart: 2014-01-18" UK Singles Chart.
14. "British single certifications – Little Mix – Little Me". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Little Me in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
15. iTunes - Music - Little Me - Single by Little Mix
16. iTunes - Music - Little Me - Single by Little Mix