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I'm actually quite impressed with its Spotify performance, especially off the back of Only You's disastrous first week, but I did expect more from iTunes. I think even Reggaeton Lento stayed at #1 longer. I agree that it's far too early to write it off though; I imagine their team will do everything in their power to turn this into a big hit, especially given that it's the only single leading the album.

It's a bit disappointing after the runaway success of SOTME, but I'm sure it'll be fine in the long run. A part of me does wonder why they didn't hold off a week and recycle SOTME's release strategy, with the XF performance on the Sunday and the MV dropping mid-week. It would have been an easy #1 for them.

I actually prefer all their featured versions, bar Power (I like Stormzy but the girls' middle 8 >>>> his rap).

Looool. I... don't hate it? (MILES ahead of 'Get Weird'. I still loathe that title). Edit: the cover is gorgeous!

Yeah, I can't see it being real. I'm sure 'Motivate' was registered years ago. Like, before 'Get Weird'. I do love the idea of the album only featuring women though!

Actually somewhat obsessed with Nicki's rap in this after initially hating it. I just wish it transitioned back into the chorus less awkwardly.

'Only You' is a cute bop, but these opinions are beyond trash. Shame about the Spotify drop, but to be expected now that the initial hype has worn off. I hope it recovers soon, because you just know the premature 'flop' comments are bound to flood in otherwise. They've already started over in the chart forum.

Little Mix consistently perform better on iTunes than Spotify though.

Amazing Spotify debut. I was worried it would perform poorly since it didn't have the XF hype propelling it like SOTME, but #5 is brilliant. Hopefully it holds up.

Yeah, echoing most of the responses in here. I just liked it at first but full-on bopping now. Adore the prechorus and Leigh's verse. I love that Jesy actually manages to pull off the takeaway line despite it being objectively horrible.

This all feels very reminiscent of the Ugly Heart comparisons that plagued SOTME's release week, albeit less 'rip off' comments this time around. I really don't think WLM/STS sound particularly similar beyond the instrumental and the fact they both feature Nicki.

This is... genuinely unreadable. Yay for Little Mix. Hope their Spotify debut is as impressive. Poor ALMA though, but I'm hardly surprised since the song is pretty dreadful.

I've neglected this thread for weeks and would never have guessed these 3 were that high. Amazing to see, they're all massive bops. :cheer: So glad Becky Hill is getting another smash (altho I wish it was 'False Alarm' or 'Piece of Me' having this success).

Hmm, I'd probably opt for a top 3/top 5 debut at this minute, simply because I don't think the song grabs you as instantly as SOTME did, and obviously the promo circuit isn't going to be as relentless this time around. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

The prechorus to this is ludicrously catchy. It's been stuck in my head ever since that snippet they posted.

I really like it! I'd say it's probably less instant than SOTME, but it definitely seems like it'll be a grower (I love SOTME, but it became a little grating when it was everywhere). Nicki's rap is lowkey kind of dreadful though. Ending her verse with the curry line was a choice.

Amazing. Their airplay is always incredible. Hoping it gets insta B-listed (at least) on R1 too.

I'm going to go for a #3 debut, since X Factor promo is the following week I believe. At the risk of being too optimistic, I can see it climbing to #1 pretty quickly. It sounds infectious as hell going by the snippets, and the hype is certainly there compared to Only You.

I agree that they're capable of producing so much more, but if you take into account the Platinum edition tracks and trim some of the shitty filler tracks, it'd actually make a really stellar album: 1) SOTME 2) Touch 3) NMSS 4) Power 5) Reggaeton Lento 6) Your Love 7) Private Show 8) Nobody Like You/F.U. 9) Nothing Else Matters 10) Is Your Love Enough? 11) Dear Lover 12) If I Get My Way It's a shame the actual album is bogged down by some of their absolute career lows (hello 'Oops'/'Beep Beep'), but here's hoping LM5 reaches similar highs. It's going to be hard to top the run of SOTME > RL for me.

This I can get on board with. :wub: I'm already bopping to the Jess Glynne demo after only hearing it twice (that pre-chorus is an earworm for sure), even if her vocals are slightly offputing. Plus Nicki's rap in Swish Swish is incredible and probably the highlight of the track. Roll on the 12th.

Only You's total is so bizarrely low to me considering its overall trajectory was quite similar to NMSS (in terms of peak/longevity). Can't say I'm particularly upset by its underperformance, but it would've been nice for them to continue their run of Platinum hits. Yay for Glory Days! So perched for LM5 now.

I didn't loathe it as much as most on here, but I'm glad that 'Girls' hasn't totally derailed the campaign, and that she's returned with something more in line with 'Anywhere'/'Lonely Together'. The chorus is really infectious!

1) Lonely Together 2) Anywhere 3) Let You Love Me 4) Girls 5) For You 6) Your Song The first 3 are all solid and I'll begrudingly bop to 'Girls' now and then, whereas 'For You' is pretty inoffensive. 'Your Song' is garbage tho and really just a lesser 'Shape Of You' (of all things). I get that it was big and all, but it felt like such a forced hit at the time. I swear it was on HHUK for about 6 months. :lol:

I see Lewis G has started on Lewis F now that Amelia's no longer there to antagonise. Him and Isaac are f***ing gross. Not really a fan of Cameron either, although my heart did go out to him in that diary room segment, and I do find it hard to dislike him given that he's only 18. Beyond that though, they seem a decent enough bunch of HMs, especially by C5 standards. Tomasz and Kay are probably my top 2 at the moment, but that may change if the latter doesn't steer clear of Lewis G (although I get the impression that she nominates him in tomorrow's ep based on the preview).

Dead at Little Mix causing carnage in tonight's ep. Icons. I thought this show would be a hot mess and only watched initially out curiosity, but it's oddly compelling. This + BB are actually the highlight of my nights right now. :lol: Actually liking all the contestants so far too (Freddie seems an awful person, but he's admittedly quite hilarious).