Jade Thirlwall's 'The Girl Groups Who Made KISSTORY' playlist ♫
Listen back and get all those nostalgia feels!
Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall takes you through those Old Skool girl-power Anthems that influenced her career. It's Pop divas and RnB queens galore! 👑
Little Mix - 'Salute' (2013) 🙌
Giving us all those military vibes with a strong focus on female empowerment. Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock said, "We all wanted to write a song - a real proper, empowering girl-power song for such a long time, and for this album we got it".
Sweet Female Attitude - 'Flowers' (2000) 💐
A KISSTORY classic, "Flowers" is the debut single from Manchester garage duo Sweet Female Attitude. A song you will forever share with your girlfriends in the middle of a festival in the pouring rain!
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TLC - 'Waterfalls' (1995) 🌊
Obviously, they are one of the most iconic girl groups of all time. Me and the girls are very heavily influenced by them serving vocals, choreo, and look after look in every music video!
"Waterfalls" is based on the idea that people chase intangible dreams without thinking about the consequences. The song was an international hit, charting #1 in multiple countries.
Mary Mary - 'Shackles' (Praise You) (2000) 🔗
This song in particular shows off some of the best ad libs we've ever heard on an R&B girl group track.
"Shackles (Praise You)" is based on the concept that God’s love sets you free and ultimately raised the profile of the duo in the gospel music industry.
Mis-Teeq - 'One Night Stand' (2001) ☝️
Mis-Teeq was a British girl group, consisting of three members, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington, and Alesha Dixon commonly known for her high-profile appearances as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and Britain's Got Talent. But before all that, Alesha was the sassiest MC you were ever likely to meet.
Eternal - 'I Wanna Be The Only One' (1997) 💘
I just feel like the minute this chorus comes in, you can't help smile when you hear it. It just gets you going. It reminds me of Summer!
"I Wanna Be The Only One" topped the UK Singles charts in 1997, and was the British R&B girl group Eternal's biggest hit.
En Vogue - 'Don’t Let Go' (1996) 🤝
This is a very special song to myself and the girls because it was one of the songs that we performed on the X-Factor 10 years ago.
It really was a sort of turning point for us in our career. In the beginning, I feel like this was the song that got people, pricking their ears up and voting for us and realising that we could be the next big girl band!
All-female R&B group En Vogue originally recorded this song for the soundtrack of the crime movie 'Set It Off.'
Destiny’s Child - 'Girl' (2005) 💁♀️
I feel like Destiny's child, or like the embodiment of Girl Power. A proper a good friendship song.
“Girl” was written by Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams as a plea to their fellow bandmate Kelly Rowland to leave her abusive relationship. Rowland said, “The girls wrote it for me. Destiny's Child is deeper than what people see on the surface. Those are my homies for life! Those girls, we stuck with each other - period”.
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Sugarbabes - 'Overload' (2000) 👯♀️
When this song came out, I remember just being fascinated. It was so cool and different to what other girl bands were doing at that moment.
“Overload" is based around a teenage crush and finding the situation difficult to cope with. A song from the original Sugababes, which consisted of Keisha Buchanan, Siobhán Donaghy, and Mutya Buena.
Booty Luv - 'Some Kinda Rush' (2007) 🍑 💜
It's a proper feel good. It reminds me of being out in the clubs when I was younger, having a good time with all my mates!
Electronic vocal duo - Booty Luv was formed from two members originally part of Hip Hop and R&B group Big Brovaz known for there hits, 'Nu Flow', 'Favourite Things' and 'Baby Boy'
Fifth Harmony - 'Work From Home' (2016) 👷♀️
We love a bit of sisterhood and women being successful together and 'Work From Home is yeah, an absolute tune!
Originally titled "Work" Fifth Harmony had to re-title the song to "Work from Home" to avoid confusion with Rihanna's song of the same name. FACT: 'Work From Home' was co-written by KISSTORY artist Daniel Beddingfield, know for his 2001 hit 'Gotta Get Thru This'. 🎥 WATCH Ed Sheeran sing it in this 00's mash-up here
Scroll through to see Little Mix's best collabs of all time!
Little Mix and Missy Elliot - 'How Ya Doin'?
One year after being catapulted to fame on The X Factor, the Little Mix girls teamed up with American rapper Missy Elliott on the massive hit 'How Ya Doin'? in 2012.
Little Mix and Sean Paul - 'Hair'
He's worked with some of the biggest artists on the planet, so Little Mix couldn't wait to work with Sean Paul on their 2015 track 'Hair'.
Little Mix and Jason Derulo - 'Secret Love Song'
The girls also teamed up with the one and only Jason Derulo in 2015, dropping 'Secret Love Song'. It's since become the band's anthem for the LGBT community.
Little Mix and Charlie Puth - 'Oops'
Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy worked with singer-songwriter Charlie Puth in 2016, releasing the amazing 'Oops'.
Little Mix and CNCO - 'Reggaetón Lento (Remix)'
In 2017, all three of the singles they released were collaborations! Little Mix and Latin American boy band CNCO worked together to release the super-catchy 'Reggaetón Lento (Remix)'. The track has since been a massive favourite with fans.
Little Mix and Stormzy - 'Power'
It was one of the biggest collabs of the year when Little Mix teamed up with Stormzy for their hit 'Power' in 2017. He later joined them on stage in London on one of their 'LM5 - The Tour' dates.
Little Mix and Machine Gun Kelly - 'No More Sad Songs'
'No More Sad Songs' has been a constant feature on Little Mix's set lists since the girls teamed up with Machine Gun Kelly in 2017.
Little Mix and Sharaya J - 'Strip'
Featuring on their 'LM5' album, 'Strip' was Little Mix's amazing female empowerment track with American rapper Sharaya J.
Little Mix and Cheat Codes - 'Only You'
Little Mix worked with American electronic music DJ trio consisting of KEVI, Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russell in the Summer of 2018, dropping 'Only You'.
Little Mix and Nicki Minaj - 'Woman Like Me'
The girls enlisted the help from the one and only Nicki Minaj in 2018, releasing the amazing single 'Woman Like Me'. The collab, co-written by Nicki, Ed Sheeran, Jess Glynne and producer Steve Mac, reached Number 2 in the UK charts.
Little Mix and Ty Dolla $ign - 'Think About Us'
Little Mix teamed up with Ty Dolla $ign to release their first single of 2019! The girls dropped 'Think About Us' in February.
Little Mix and Nathan Dawe - 'No Time For Tears'
Little Mix worked with DJ Nathan Dawe on 'No Time For Tears', released on Friday 27th November 2020 - just a few weeks after releasing their sixth album 'Confetti'!
Little Mix and Saweetie - 'Confetti'
Little Mix's first single as a trio was a collaboration with Saweetie - 'Confetti' dropped on 30th April 2021 with an absolutely banging music video which featured the girls in dual roles as themselves AND male alter egos: Lenny, Pez and J-Dog. It also starred Bimini Bon Boulash, Tayce and A'Whora from RuPaul's Drag Race!
Little Mix, David Guetta and Galantis - 'Heartbreak Anthem'
Just one month after dropping 'Confetti', Little Mix teamed up with superstar DJs David Guetta AND Galantis on their massive single 'Heartbreak Anthem'.
Little Mix and Anne-Marie - 'Kiss My (Uh-Oh)'
After teasing it way back in 2020, July 2021 saw the release of Little Mix's hugely anticipated collab with the one and only Anne-Marie.
Featuring on Anne-Marie's second album 'Therapy', 'Kiss My (Uh Oh)' samples Lumidee's early 00's R&B classic 'Never Leave You'.
And the gals didn't stop there, releasing a 'Girl Power' remix of the track on 26th August 2021, featuring other huge names Becky Hill, Raye and Stefflon Don.
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