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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Power
| cover = Little Mix - Power (Official Single Cover).png
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Little Mix featuring Stormzy
| album = Glory Days
| released =
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 4:02
| label = Syco
| writer =
* Dan Omelio
* Camille Purcell
* James Abrahart
* Michael Omari
| producer =
* Electric
* Joe Kearns
* Matt Rad
* Steve James
| chronology = Little Mix
| prev_title = No More Sad Songs
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Reggaetn Lento (Remix)
| next_year = 2017
| misc =
}}
"'Power'" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It is the seventh track off their fourth studio album 'Glory Days', which was released on 18 November 2016 by Syco Music. A remix of the song featuring additional vocals from British rapper Stormzy was released on 26 May 2017 as the fourth and final single off the album, and was additionally included on 'Glory Days: The Platinum Edition,' the reissue of 'Glory Days.'
Cited as a girl power and gay anthem, "Power" lyrically addresses gender equality and female empowerment. The music video, which features drag queens, holds a political message in reference of protests and marches held for gender equality and women's rights. The song was commercially successful, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there. It also charted in several other countries, and was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom and Brazil.
In 2018, the song was chosen by WWE as the official theme song for their first ever women's Royal Rumble. In July 2022, the song received renewed attention after becoming viral on the video-sharing social platform,TikTok.
Chart performance
On May 26, 2017 "Power" debuted at number twenty seven on the UK Singles Chart becoming the group's seventh top forty hit in the United Kingdom. It later reached a new peak of number six, becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there. In 2017 the song was ranked as the ninth biggest summer song of the year.
The single reached number 2 in Scotland and number 7 in New Zealand. It would then go on to peak inside the top twenty in Ireland and Belgium and crack the top 40 in Latvia. It also charted in Romania.
Music video
The music video was released on 9 June 2017, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and filmed in Los Angeles in April 2017. It features each member of Little Mix as the leader of their own faction of women, in which Jesy Nelson leads a group of leather-clad bikers, Leigh-Anne Pinnock leads a fashion-forward street crew, Perrie Edwards leads a group of hippies, and Jade Thirlwall leads a troupe of drag queens. In the end, each faction comes together in a show of feminine power reminiscent of the Women's March. The video features a cameo from famous drag queens Courtney Act, Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam, also known as The AAA Girls. It also features Little Mix's mothers, who appear at the end of the video to march with them. Stormzy's scenes, which were filmed separately from the rest of the video, feature him in a barbershop having his hair cut.
Critical reception
The track was generally well received, with 'TimeOut' magazine calling the song "brilliant", despite being "OTT" (over the top), but some fans did criticize the decision to feature a male rapper on a song about female empowerment.
As for awards, the track received an award for "Best Song" at the first ever Global Awards in 2018, and for "Pop Song of the Year" at the 2017 Beano Awards.
'Attitude' named the song #4 on their list of 32 greatest Little Mix singles of all time writing "Power was always a standout single on 'Glory Days.' although it seemed to invoke a marmite reaction from some fans when released, it is now become a fan favourite, especially with Little Mix's huge gay following."
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In popular culture
The song has been covered by various artists, for an example, South Korean singer Ryujin who's a member of the girl group Itzy, discussed how during their evaluations as trainees "Power" was often one of the songs they covered. In 2019, the song was used in a dance cover for a TV Series in South Korea called Queendom, and showcases a dance unit that was formed of Moonbyul from Mamamoo, Kim Chanmi from AOA, Jung Yein from Lovelyz, Yooa from Oh My Girl, Soojin from (G)I-dle, and Eunji from Brave Girls. In 2021 Kpop girl group Hot Issue, covered the song for 1theK Originals. In 2022, the song was covered and performed on a South Korean reality competition called My Teenage Girl.
In 2018, the song was elected as the official theme song for WWE first ever Women's Royal Rumble. The solo album cut is featured as a lip-sync song on episode 5 of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and features Little Mix Member Jade Thirlwall as a guest judge. In 2022, the song was used as the official trailer for RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World.
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