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| artist = Little Mix featuring Nicki Minaj

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| length = 3:48

| label = Syco

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* Jess Glynne

* Onika Maraj

* Steve McCutcheon

* Ed Sheeran

| producer = Mac

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"'Woman Like Me'" is a song by British girl group Little Mix, featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on 12 October 2018, by Syco Music, as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album 'LM5'. The song was co written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran, Minaj, and the song's producer Steve Mac,

'"Woman Like Me"' has been described by critics as a pop and reggae fusion song with elements of dance pop and reggaeton. It received positive reviews from music critics and has been described as a girl power song. The song addresses themes of femininity, equality, and girl power. A music video was released on October 22, 2018 and see the group challenging female sterotypes. At the 39th Brit Awards, the song won the award for British Video of the Year.

The song reached number one on the Official Big Top 40 Vodafone Charts. It reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, making Little Mix the first act from 'The X Factor' to achieve 20 UK Top 40 singles. It also peaked inside the top ten in five other countries, and reached the top twenty in several additional countries including Spain, Singapore, and Lithuania. The song has been certified platinum by the (BPI) and received two platinum, a diamond and five other gold music certifications. Little Mix promoted the song with live performances on several TV programmes and award ceremonies, including 'The X Factor' and 'Strictly Come Dancing' in the UK, and at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards with Minaj.

Composition and release



"Woman Like Me" is a pop, reggae fusion, and reggaeton song, with an urban groove. Sam Damshenas from 'XXL' called the song a "reggae-infused pop song" and calling Minaj's verse similar to her feature on Ariana Grande's single "Side to Side". 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.

The song was written by Jess Glynne, Ed Sheeran and Onika Maraj with help from Steve Mac, who also handled the production. Glynne stated she had written the song for her second album 'Always in Between' with Sheeran and Mac, but that it "didn't fit where the album was going". Glynne's version of "Woman Like Me" surfaced on the internet in late October 2018. The song was given to Little Mix, with Glynne and Little Mix making slight changes to the lyrics to suit the group. Sheeran and the group then "went into the studio and tweaked little bits" to make it "more personal to us". Little Mix stated on their social media that the song is "about celebrating women in every shape and form". Glynne revealed that Sheeran's uncredited backing vocals can be heard during the song's chorus.

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. However, Little Mix later said 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 stated that Minaj was their first choice for a collaborator on a song.

"Women Like Me" was released on Spotify at midnight on 12 October 2018. In 2020, a remix of 'Woman Like Me" featuring Banx & Ranx was included on the soundtrack of the film 'The Broken Hearts Gallery'.

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.

Music video



Background

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The group reportedly filmed the music video for the track in late September 2018. It was filmed at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire and was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

The video sees the group challenging stereotypes and features scenes in reference to housewife stereotypes, lack of equality displayed between men and women, and the criticism they have faced for their clothing choices. At the 39th Brit Awards, the song's video won British Video of the Year.

Pinnock 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." The video was released on 25 October 2018 on Vevo.

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. They also performed the song on 'The X Factor' one week later. The first performance to feature Minaj occurred at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards on 4 November in Bilbao, Spain. On 17 November, they performed the song in the first episode of the fourth season of 'Michael McIntyre's Big Show'. Little Mix also performed the song on 'Strictly Come Dancing' on 9 December, featuring four of the contest's female dancers in the choreography. They performed the song at the Jingle Bell Ball on the same day. On 1 February 2019, they performed "Woman Like Me" on 'The Voice of Holland' with two of the show's contestants, Debrah Jade and Kimberly. Little Mix performed the song at the 2019 Brit Awards on 20 February 2019 alongside rapper Ms Banks. The group also performed the single at the 2019 Global Awards, along with "Think About Us" on 7 March 2019.

They went on to perform the song on different music festivals like the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend on May 26, the Fusion Festival on September 1, and the GRLS Festival on March 8, 2020. "Woman Like Me" was included on the set list on two of Little Mix's concert tours LM5: The Tour, and the Confetti Tour, where the group performed the rock rendition of the song, and sang the chorus of "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue as the bridge. They also performed the song for their virtual concert, called Uncancelled, that took place on August 21, 2020.

Critical reception



Chloe Gilke from Uproxx called the song a "reggae-influenced dance-pop banger" with "tight harmonies". 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".

Gemma from the Evening Standard called described the song as reggae-pop. Althea from Rolling Stone said "Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall each trade verses on the reggae-pop-tinged track with lyrics that celebrate their individuality." Sam from Gay Times said "Woman Like Me is an empowering reggae-fusion anthem." Madeline from Mtv said " A reggae-tinged jam it puts Little Mix back in familiar, boss-minded, pop-powered terrain, as they wonder whether a guy could fall for a strong, "unconventional" woman."

Accolades



Commercial performance



"Woman Like Me" peaked at number one in Israel and topped the Official Big Top 40. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number two, making Little Mix the first act from 'The X Factor' to achieve 20 UK Top 40 singles. The single reached the top ten of the charts in five other countries, and the top twenty in several other countries including Spain, Singapore, and Lithuania. As of 2022, the song has been certified platinum in the UK, Australia, Poland, certified diamond in Brazil, and certified gold in five other territories. The song is listed as one of group's best selling singles to date in the United Kingdom.

Track listing



'Digital download and streaming featuring Nicki Minaj'

# "Woman Like Me" 3:48

'Digital download and streaming Wideboys remix'

# "Woman Like Me" 2:53

'Digital download and streaming Banx & Ranx remix'

# "Woman Like Me" 3:05

'Digital download and streaming featuring Ms Banks'

# "Woman Like Me" 3:22

# "Woman Like Me" 3:09

Credits and personnel



Credits adapted from Tidal.

* 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



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Certifications



Release history



References



Category:2018 singles

Category:2018 songs

Category:Little Mix songs

Category:Nicki Minaj songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac

Category:Songs with feminist themes

Category:Songs written by Ed Sheeran

Category:Songs written by Jess Glynne

Category:Songs written by Nicki Minaj

Category:Songs written by Steve Mac

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