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| Single byLittle Mix | ||||
| from the albumBetween Us | ||||
| Released | 3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Love (Sweet Love)" onYouTube | ||||
"Love (Sweet Love)" is a song by British girl groupLittle Mix. It was released on 3 September 2021 throughRCA Records as a single in support of theirgreatest hits albumBetween Us. The song was written by group membersLeigh-Anne Pinnock andJade Thirlwall, along withLauren Aquilina,MNEK andSakima; the latter two also produced the song.
"Love (Sweet Love)" was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Described as apop song with elements ofsynth-pop andsoul music, with lyrics that explores themes offemale empowerment, independence, andself-love. On theUK Singles Chart it reached number 33, becoming Little Mix's 31st top 40 single.[3] It also reached the top forty in Ireland, Croatia, Latvia and Hungary. Little Mix performed the track for the first time duringThe Confetti Tour, in 2022.[4]
On 29 August 2021, Little Mix teased the song by posting a short snippet of the music video on their social media accounts.[5] The song was announced on 30 August 2021,[6] with a new snippet of the music video released the next day.[7] On 2 September 2021, a snippet of the song was released on the online video-sharing platform,TikTok, a day before the official release of the song. "Love (Sweet Love)" was released on 3 September 2021, along with an accompanying music video.[8] This marked the group's first official song as a trio afterJesy Nelson's departure from the group in 2020.[9]
“We are so excited for ‘Love (Sweet Love)’ to be the first single released from Between Us. We loved shooting the video for this song, it feels like a real moment and we can’t wait to share it.”
— Leigh-Anne Pinnock on the release of "Love (Sweet Love)".[9]
"Love (Sweet Love)" is apop song written by group members Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, withMNEK,Sakima andLauren Aquilina. The members ofMorcheeba, Ross Godfrey, Paul Godfrey andSkye Edwards, were also given a writing credit, as the song samples Morcheeba's 2000 track "Love Sweet Love". MNEK and Sakima also handled the production. The song runs for a total length of three minutes and forty seconds.[10] Lyrically, the song discusses independence,female empowerment, andself-love, with the lyrics "I don't need your love to love me. Need my own celebration, yeah, Solo stimulation, yeah, Kiss my imagination. I don't need your love to love me" included in the song.[1][9]
Themusic video was released on 3 September 2021, the same day as the song's release. It was directed by Samuel Douek, who had also directed the music videos for the group's previous singles "Confetti" and "Heartbreak Anthem". In the video, the group appears as "gold-adorned goddesses" sat on thrones and dressed in gold gowns with golden headpieces, surrounded by worshippers in a gardengreenhouse.[9][11]
In anInstagram post, Douek said that "The concept was inspired by thePre-Raphaelite art movement and the lesser known Sisterhood that romanticised nature and emboldened women through painting". He continued by explaining that he wanted to "celebrate Little Mix as the regal queens they are; unimpressed by a cohort of Knights that vie for their attention". Douek then described the song as a "a celebration of self-love and female empowerment" and admired Edwards and Pinnock for their performance in the video, as they were pregnant at the time the video was shot. The video also containschoreography by Khloe Dean and the art direction was directed by Furmaan Ahmed.[12]
Lyndsey Havens fromBillboard included the song in a list of ten cool pop new songs and described it as "the kind of punchy, soulful pop stompers that fans have come to crave from Little Mix".[13]
Rolling Stone India said that "Love (Sweet Love)” "encapsulates the group's long-established personas as icons of empowerment and self-love ... The synth-pop track employs Little Mix's arsenal of harmonies and vocal variations, giving the single a fresh, anthemic feel."[2]
Conor Clark fromGay Times said "'Love (Sweet Love)' is about love and passion which features vocal harmonies from the trio".[14]
Digital download and streaming
Digital download and streaming – acoustic[15]
Digital download and streaming – Dopamine remix[16]
Digital download and streaming – Emily Nash remix[17]
Digital download and streaming – Shane Codd remix[18]
Digital EP[19]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Croatia (HRT)[20] | 37 |
| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] | 11 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] | 39 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[23] | 40 |
| Latvia (EHR Top 40)[24] | 38 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[25] | 16 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[26] | 33 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 3 September 2021 |
| RCA Records | [27][19] | |
| 24 September 2021 | Acoustic | [28] | |||
| Dopamine Remix | [29] | ||||
| 8 October 2021 | Emily Nash Remix | [30] | |||
| 15 October 2021 | Shane Codd Remix | [31] |
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