No More Sad Songs

This article is about the Little Mix song. For the Clay Aiken song, see Measure of a Man (Clay Aiken album).

"No More Sad Songs"
Single by Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly
from the album Glory Days
Released3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Genre
Length
  • 3:27
  • 3:45 (Machine Gun Kelly remix)
LabelSyco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Electric
  • Joe Kearns
Little Mix singles chronology
"Touch"
(2016) 		"No More Sad Songs"
(2017) 		"Power"
(2017)
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Bad Things"
(2016) 		"No More Sad Songs"
(2017) 		"At My Best"
(2017)
Music video
"No More Sad Songs" on YouTube

"No More Sad Songs" is a song by British girl group Little Mix, from the group's fourth studio album, Glory Days (2016). A remixed version of the song featuring American rapper Machine Gun Kelly, was released on March 3, 2017, as the third single from the album. This version of the song is included on the reissue of the group's fourth studio album Glory Days: The Platinum Edition (2017). "No More Sad Songs" was met with positive reviews. The song is an electro and tropical pop track, and its lyrics address a break up. The song reached number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's sixteenth top twenty hit there.[4] The single also charted in Ireland, New Zealand, and the Philippines. It has since been certified platinum in the United Kingdom and Brazil.

Background and release

A remixed version of the song, featuring rapper Machine Gun Kelly, was announced as the third single from Glory Days on 1 March 2017 and was released on 3 March 2017.[5]

Critical reception

Digital Spy's writer Lewis Corner stated: "Now that the break-up has well and truly sunk in, the girls are trying to put it behind them by getting back out there and enjoying their lives again. The one request? No more sad songs, obviously. "I'm still trying to put this behind me / I still want to know who's taking you home," Perrie admits on the verse, before it bursts into a spirited electronic-tinged chorus that you can really get swept up in with its addictive squiggles. It's a beautifully defiant twist on a subtle club banger, and Perrie's big vocal run at the end is a real moment."[6]

Attitude named the song #7 on their list of 32 greatest Little Mix singles writing "underrated based on its chart peak but this mid-tempo sad-banger was an immediate highlight and obvious single from the moment the album was released."[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was released on 29 March 2017. It is set in Nashville and based on Coyote Ugly.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 17
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 25
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[11] 9
Scotland (OCC)[12] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[15] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of regions, release dates, showing formats, label and references
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
United States 3 March 2017
Syco [17]
Italy 28 April 2017 Contemporary hit radio Sony [18]

References

  1. ^ "Little Mix's new album Glory Days exclusive track-by-track review: exactly what British pop needs right now". Digital Spy. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Album Review: Little Mix's Glory Days "A Mega Pop Album That Won't Let You Down'". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Worst to First! Little Mix's 'Glory Days' Songs Ranked". Tell Tales. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Ed Sheeran, Jamiroquai and Goldfrapp dominate this week's Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. ^ White, Jack (1 March 2017). "Little Mix team up with Machine Gun Kelly for new single". United Kingdom: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Little Mix's new album Glory Days exclusive track-by-track review: exactly what British pop needs right now". Digital Spy. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ^ "All 32 of Little Mix's singles ranked in order of greatness". Attitude.co.uk. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Little Mix go all Coyote Ugly in their new video for No More Sad Songs". Metro. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Chart Search". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. ^ "IRMA - Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  11. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  14. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2017". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Little Mix – No More Sad Songs" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  16. ^ "British single certifications – Little Mix – No More Sad Songs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  17. ^ "No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) - Single by Little Mix". iTunes Store (US). 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  18. ^ "LITTLE MIX "No More Sad Songs" | (Radio Date: 28/04/2017)".