"Shout Out to My Ex" (sometimes stylized as "Shout Out to My EX") is a song by Little Mix which serves as the lead single and appears as the first track on both their fourth studio album Glory Days and their reissued album Glory Days: The Platinum Edition. An acoustic version of the song was released on November 11, 2016. The acoustic version appears as the twenty-fourth track on the digital version of their reissued album. A remix by Steve Smart also appears as the twenty-third track on the digital reissued album.
Background and release[]
The single artwork was leaked online on October 8, 2016. Little Mix officially announced the single title and artwork on the October 9, 2016 via Twitter and Instagram - also announcing that they will be performing the song live on the X-Factor, releasing the song instantly after.[1][2] Tabloid paper, The Sun, released a story the following day leaking some of the songs' more suggestive lyrics. At the time they were unconfirmed, however an indirect tweet from the girls confirmed that they were real. On the October 11, 2016 Little Mix released a 15 second snippet of the song and music video via their Twitter account.[3]
Lyrics[]
Perrie:
This is a shout out to my ex
Heard he in love with some other chick
Yeah yeah, that hurt me, I'll admit
Forget that boy, I'm over it
I hope she gettin’ better sex
Hope she ain't fakin’ it like I did, babe
Took four long years to call it quits
Forget that boy, I'm over it
Jade:
Guess I should say thank you
For the "hate yous" and the tattoos
Oh baby, I'm cool by the way
Ain't sure I loved you anyway
Go 'head, babe, I'mma live my life, my life, yeah
Little Mix:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down
Jesy:
Oh, I deleted all your pics
Then blocked your number from my phone, mmh
Yeah yeah, you took all you could get
But you ain't getting this love no more
(Oooh)
Cause now I'm living so legit (So legit)
Even though you broke my heart in two, baby (Stupid, stupid)
But I snapped right back, I'm so brand new, baby (I'm so brand new)
Boy, read my lips, I'm over you, over you
Uh
Leigh-Anne:
Guess I should say thank you
For the "hate yous" and the tattoos
Oh baby, I'm cool by the way, mmh
Ain't sure I loved you anyway
Go 'head, babe, I'mma live my life, my life, yeah
Little Mix:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down (Jade: Never bring me down)
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
(Jesy: You're really quite the man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jade: You'll never bring me down)
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jade: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah)
Perrie:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me (Little Mix: down)
Little Mix:
(Perrie: Woo-ooh) Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
(Leigh-Anne: You're quite the man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down
(Leigh-Anne: You'll never bring me down)
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man (Perrie: Man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
(Jade: Baby just look at me now)
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down (Jade: You'll never bring me down)
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh (Jade: Ooh, ooh)
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh (Jade: Wooo)
Woah-oh, oh-ooh-ooh (Jesy: Yeah-eah, hey)
Woah-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh (Jesy: Oh, woah, oh)
Woah-oh, oh-ooh-ooh (Jesy: Oh, na, na)
Oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-ooh-ooh
Jesy:
You'll never bring me down
Perrie:
This is a shout out to my ex
Heard he in love with some other chick
Yeah yeah, that hurt me, I'll admit
Forget that boy, I'm over it
I hope she gettin’ better sex
Hope she ain't fakin’ it like I did, babe
Took four long years to call it quits
Forget that boy, I'm over it
Jade:
Guess I should say thank you
For the "hate yous" and the tattoos
Oh baby, I'm cool by the way
Ain't sure I loved you anyway
Go 'head, babe, I'mma live my life, my life, yeah
Little Mix:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down
Jesy (Little Mix):
Oh, I deleted all your pics
Then blocked your number from my phone, mmh
Yeah yeah, you took all you could get
But you ain't getting this love no more
Cause now I'm living so legit (Oh ah oh oh)
Even though you broke my heart in two, baby (Oh ah oh oh)
But I snapped right back, I'm so brand new, baby (Oh ah oh oh)
Boy, read my lips, I'm over you, over you (Oh ah ooh)
Leigh-Anne (Little Mix):
Guess I should say thank you
For the "hate yous" and the tattoos
Oh baby, I'm cool by the way, mmh (Ooh)
Ain't sure I loved you anyway
Go 'head, babe, I'mma live my life, my life, yeah
Little Mix:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down (Jade: Never bring me down)
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
(Jesy: You're really quite the man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jade: You'll never bring me down)
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jade: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah)
Perrie:
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down
Little Mix:
(Perrie: Woo-ooh) Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man
(Leigh-Anne: You're quite the man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never bring me down
(Leigh-Anne: You'll never bring me down)
Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man (Perrie: Man)
You made my heart break and that made me who I am
Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now
(Jade: Baby just look at me now)
Well, I, I'm all the way up
I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down (Jade: You'll never bring me down)
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jade: Wooo)(Jesy: Yeah-eah, hey)
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh (Jesy: Oh, woah, oh)
Ooh, oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-ooh, ooh (Jesy: Oh, na, na)
Jesy:
You’ll never bring me down
Versions[]
| Shout Out To My Ex Versions | ||||
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| # | Title | Writers & Producers | Original Album | Length |
| 1. | "Shout Out To My Ex" | Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Little Mix, Jesy Nelson, Electric, Maegan Cottone | Glory Days | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Shout Out To My Ex (Acoustic)" | Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Little Mix, Jesy Nelson, Electric, Maegan Cottone | Glory Days (EP) | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Shout Out To My Ex (Live At The BRITs)" | Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Little Mix, Jesy Nelson, Electric, Maegan Cottone | Glory Days (EP) | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Shout Out To My Ex (Steve Smart Epic Edit)" | Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Little Mix, Jesy Nelson, Electric, Maegan Cottone | Glory Days (EP) | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Shout Out To My Ex (Recorded At Spotify Studios NYC)" | Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell, Iain James, Little Mix, Jesy Nelson, Electric, Maegan Cottone | Spotify Singles | 2:34 |
Music Video[]
During the announcement of the song it was confirmed that the video was shot in Spain. Four teasers were released on the group's social media accounts. It was released on October 21, 2016. The music video was directed by Sarah Chatfield.
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References[]
- ↑ twitter.com - Tweet 1
- ↑ twitter.com - Tweet 2
- ↑ twitter.com - Snippet
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