Not a Pop Song is a song by Little Mix and appears as the sixth track on their sixth album Confetti. It was released on October 9, 2020 worldwide as a promotional single.
Critical Reception[]
Megan Walder from Clash Music calls the song the "undeniable star of the album",[1] while Jeffrey Davies of PopMatters says it's "the album's boldest offering".[2]
Music Video[]
A lyric video was released on October 9, 2020.
Lyrics[]
Jade:
They look for picture perfect
Don't look deeper than the surface
Bubble-gum always pops and
Stars they fade out, life never stops
Leigh-Anne (and Jesy):
I don't do what Simon says
Get the message cuz it's read
That's just life, it never plays fair
(Said to follow any dream)
(Be a puppet on a string)
Works for you but that isn't me
Little Mix:
This ain't another pop song 'bout falling in love
Or a party song 'bout drinks and drugs
No more singing songs 'bout breaking my heart
And my lonely nights dancing in the dark
If I'm a guilty pleasure
I want this life forever
I'll take it all cuz anything is better
Than another pop song 'bout falling in love
But if you wanna sing along say
I don't give a what
Jesy:
A hamster on a wheel
That's how it feels trynna be real
(with Perrie: These unrealistic expectations)
(with Leigh-Anne: Said we'll make it if we fake it)
Leigh-Anne:
I don't do what Simon says
Get the message cuz it's read
That's just life, it never plays fair
Leigh-Anne and Jesy:
Said to follow any dream
Be a puppet on a string
Works for you but that isn't me
Little Mix:
This ain't another pop song 'bout falling in love
Or a party song 'bout drinks and drugs
No more singing songs 'bout breaking my heart
And my lonely nights dancing in the dark (Leigh-Anne: And my lonely nights)
If I'm a guilty pleasure (Jade: Pleasure)
I want this life forever (Jade: Forever)
I'll take it all cuz anything is better (Jesy: Haa)
Than another pop song 'bout falling in love
But if you wanna sing along say
I don't give a what
Perrie (with Little Mix):
No broken bottles
Or glitter on the floor from the night before
Ain't (no boy troubles)
If that's what you came here for
Then you should know that
Jade (Perrie):
This ain't another pop song 'bout falling in love
Or a party song 'bout drinks and drugs
No more singing songs 'bout breaking my heart
And my lonely nights dancing in the dark (Oh yeah)
Little Mix:
If I'm a guilty pleasure (Perrie: Pleasure)
I want this life forever (Perrie: Forever)
I'll take it all cuz anything is better (Jade: Anything is better)
Than another pop song 'bout falling in love (Jade: Than another pop song)
But if you wanna sing along say (Leigh-Anne: But if you wanna sing along say)
I don't give a what (Perrie: Yeah)
(Not a pop song) (Jade: Woohoo)
I don't give a what (Jesy: No no no no)
(Not a pop song)
But if you wanna sing along say
I don't give a what
Audio[]
Spotify[]
YouTube[]
Trivia[]
- On Apple Music, Leigh-Anne said “We did this with Tayla Parx, too. It was about the crummy year we had. Basically, it's a bit of tea, that song, isn't it? We were sipping a bit of tea when we wrote it. A lot of people in the past have said that we're puppets just because we’re in a pop girl group and that we’re a guilty pleasure. 'We don’t do what Simon says' is the lyric.” Jade said “There's so much to us. We deserve credibility and respect.”
References[]
- ↑ clashmusic.com - Clash album review
- ↑ popmatters.com - PopMatters album review
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