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Hair (Little Mix song)

"Hair"
Single by Little Mix featuring Sean Paul
from the album Get Weird
Released15 April 2016 (2016-04-15)
Length
  • 3:29 (album version)
  • 3:53 (remix version ft. Sean Paul)
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Electric
Little Mix singles chronology
"Secret Love Song"
(2016) 		"Hair"
(2016) 		"Shout Out to My Ex"
(2016)
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Lay You Down Easy"
(2016) 		"Hair"
(2016) 		"Trumpets"
(2016)
Music video
"Hair" on YouTube

"Hair" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 28 August 2015 as the first promotional single from the group's third studio album Get Weird. On 15 April 2016, a remix featuring Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul was released by Syco Music as the fourth and final single from the album.

"Hair" is a song about getting over an ex and taking control of a relationship once it ends.[1] It has been described as a "break up anthem".[1] The song reached the top ten of the charts in Australia and Scotland, the top twenty in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and charted in other territories including France, Belgium, and Greece. It was nominated for Best British Video of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards[2] and been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3] It has been certified double platinum in Australia, triple platinum in Brazil and gold in the Netherlands.

Chart performance

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Following its release as an instant "grat track" in promotion of Get Weird, "Hair" debuted at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending 10 September 2015.[4] The new version featuring Sean Paul entered the UK Singles Chart at number 31 on the week ending 28 April 2016, and later peaked at number 11. "Hair" also reached the top 10 in Australia and Scotland and the top 20 in Ireland.

Music video

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The official music video for "Hair" was released on 20 April 2016 on Vevo and was directed by Director X[5], who previously directed the video to the album's first single "Black Magic". The video revolves around a sleepover the group are having while confronting Paul in a FaceTime call after Leigh-Anne Pinnock had seen a picture of him with a woman on their Instagram feed.

Live Performances

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Little Mix performed "Hair" live for the first time on 13 March 2016 in Cardiff for the opening night of their Get Weird Tour.[6] On 11 June 2016 they performed the song at Wembley Stadium for Capital FM Summertime Ball.[7] On 15 June 2016, they performed the song for the first time on television for RTL Late Night in The Netherlands.[8] On 23 June they performed an a-capella version of the song at C’Cauet sur NRJ in Belgium and Jade Thirlwall sang the uncensored chorus for the first time.[9] The group performed the song at V Festival on 21 August 2016 before adding a breakdown section of Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" at the end.[10] On 23 October 2016, they performed "Hair" at BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards at Wembley Arena in London.[11] They performed the song live on the Australian morning TV show "Sunrise" on 13 November.[12] The group also performed the song at Free Radio Live in Birmingham on 26 November and Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on 3 December 2016 at The O2 Arena.[13]

In early 2017, "Hair" was included in Little Mix's opening setlist for Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour in North America. The group performed the song live with Sean Paul for the first and only time at Capital FM Summertime Ball on 14 June 2017 at Wembley Stadium.[14] The song was also performed as part of the Glory Days Tour in 2017 and the Summer Hits Tour in 2018.

Track listing

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  1. "Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) – 3:53[15]
  1. "Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) [Wideboys Remix] – 3:49

Personnel

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Adapted from Apple Music.[16]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[32] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Platinum 927,000[33]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
New Zealand[15] 15 April 2016 Digital download Syco

References

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  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 04 September – 10 September 2015". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Watch Little Mix Throw PJ Dance Party to Forget That Man in 'Hair' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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  8. ^ "Little Mix - Hair - RTL LATE NIGHT". YouTube. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Little Mix - Hair (a capella) - Live - C'Cauet sur NRJ". YouTube. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Little Mix storm V Festival with the performance of the weekend". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Radio 1 Teen Awards 2016". BBC. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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  13. ^ "Little Mix - 'Hair' (Live At The Jingle Bell Ball 2016)". Capital FM. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Little Mix & Sean Paul - 'Hair' (Live At The Summertime Ball 2017)". Capital FM. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Little Mix - Hair (feat. Sean Paul)". iTunes Store (NZ). 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Hair (feat. Sean Paul) - Song by Little Mix - Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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  21. ^ "Little Mix feat. Sean Paul: Hair" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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  23. ^ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Cheat Codes Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  27. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  29. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Little Mix – Hair" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Dutch single certifications – Little Mix feat. Sean Paul – Hair" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 7 September 2018. Enter Hair in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2018 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  33. ^ Copsey, Rob (15 November 2021). "Little Mix Top 20 Biggest Singles on the Official Chart". www.officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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