Wasabi is a song by Little Mix and appears as the tenth track on their fifth album LM5.
Critical Reception[]
The Independent's Alexandra Pollard wrote that the song "switches from Peaches-esque punk to Noughties R&B, but somehow hangs together brilliantly." while describing it as "admirably outlandish".[1] MTV UK stated that the song is "essentially 'Move's older, death-dropping sister."[2] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian wrote: "The vocals on Wasabi, meanwhile, are similarly daft but it’s still thrilling, jolting you from minimal electronics to an explosive, distorted guitar-driven middle-eight."[3] While NME's Hannah Mylrea said the song "is a noughties-influenced cut of minimal electronic beats, with its vivacious spoken word refrains that erupt into roaring punk-laced riffs."[4] BuzzFeed's Matt Stopera, called the song "the best song of their career": "'Wasabi' is like a big f*ck you to haters and people who suck."[5] Julian Baldsing of The Line of Best Fit wrote that the song "offer[s] commentary on everything from sexuality to slut-shaming while delivering the same undeniable head-rush that many of their past recordings offered."[6]
Music Video[]
A music video was released for the song on March 12, 2020. It was directed by Callum Mills. A lyric video was released on July 26, 2019.
Lyrics[]
Jade:
Stick like toffee
Sip like coffee
Wake up, change your mind and drop me
Love to hate me
Crazy, shady
Spit me out like hot wasabi
Lick me up, I'm sweet and salty
Mix it up and down my body
Love to hate me, praise me, shame me
Either way, you talk about me
Jesy (Little Mix):
(Oh-oh) I love the way you talk about me
(Oh-oh) Look at how far it got me
(Oh-oh) The shit the papers write about me
(Oh-oh) I fold it up like origami
(Oh-oh) Like, "She ain't wearing no clothes"
(Oh-oh) "When she goin' solo?"
(Oh-oh) "I bet they gonna break up"
(Oh-oh) But what the hell do you know?
Leigh-Anne (Little Mix):
(Ooh, baby, you) (Jesy: yes you)
I can feel you hatin' on me
(You baby, you) (Jesy: Yeah you)
I'm glad to be your inspiration
(Who, baby, who's) (Jesy: Guess who)
The topic of your conversation, (I am) (Jesy: I am)
Jesy:
All the ugly things you say
Come and say 'em to my face
Jade (with Jesy):
Stick like (toffee)
Sip like (coffee)
Wake up, change your (mind and drop me)
Love to (hate me)
Crazy, (shady)
Spit me out like hot wasabi
Jade and Perrie (with Jesy):
Lick me up, I'm (sweet and salty)
Mix it up and (down my body)
Love to hate me, praise me, shame me
Either way, you (talk about me)
Perrie (Little Mix):
(Oh-oh) Watching me
(Oh-oh) I ain't watching you (Jesy: I ain't watching you)
(Oh-oh) What you see
(Oh-oh) I hope you like the view (Jesy: Check it out)
(Oh-oh) (with Jade: Best believe)
(Oh-oh) (with Jade: You'll never get into me)
(Oh-oh) (with Jade: All these words run through me)
Leigh-Anne (Little Mix):
(Ooh, baby, you) (Jesy: yes you)
I can feel you hatin' on me
(You baby, you) (Jesy: Yeah you)
I'm glad to be your inspiration
(and Jesy: Who, baby, who's) (Jesy: Guess who)
The topic of your conversation, (I am) (Jesy: I am)
Jesy:
All the ugly things you say
Come and say 'em to my face
Perrie and Jade with Leigh-Anne:
Stick like toffee, sip like coffee
Wake up, change your mind and drop me
Love to hate me, crazy, shady
Spit me out like hot wasabi
Lick me up, I'm sweet and salty
Mix it up and down my body
Love to hate me, praise me, shame me
Either way, you talk about me
Jesy:
You know I love the way you talk about me
Look at how far it got me
You make up shit to write about me
I fold it up like origami
Like, "She ain't wearing no clothes"
"When she goin' solo?"
"I bet they gonna break up"
But what the hell do you know?
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Trivia[]
- The end of the music video for "Wasabi" foreshadows the title of Little Mix's sixth studio album, Confetti, with an explosion of confetti followed by the message 'New Era Pending'.
- Jade has expressed several times that she wanted this to be a single, but for whatever reason it didn't happen.
- Jade's wish eventually came true when the song got a music video.
References[]
- ↑ independent.co.uk - The Independent LM5 album review
- ↑ mtv.co.uk - MTV Album review
- ↑ theguardian.com - The Guardian LM5 review
- ↑ nme.com - Little Mix – ‘LM5’ Album Review
- ↑ buzzfeed.com - Buzzfeed song review
- ↑ thelineofbestfit.com - The Line of Best Fit Album review
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