page_title: Change Your Life (Little Mix song)
section_title: Background and release
hierarchical_section_title: Change Your Life (Little Mix song) / Background and release
caption_attribution_description: Español: Little Mix interpretando "Change Your Life"English: Little Mix performing "Change Your Life"
context_page_description: "Change Your Life" is a song by British girl group Little Mix from their debut studio album, DNA. The track was written by the group members, Ash Howes, and its producers Richard Stannard and Tim Powell. Being the first song Little Mix wrote together as a group, it was inspired by their experiences as contestants on the eighth UK series of The X Factor and their fans. The lyrics, according to group member Jade Thirlwall, are about feeling better about yourself and making something of your life. It is a midtempo pop ballad with piano and violin accompaniment, and brief drum and bass breaks.
  The song was released on 15 February 2013 as the album's third single to mixed reviews from music critics who complimented Little Mix's vocals but were critical of the empowerment theme. "Change Your Life" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, and charted in the top 10 in Australia and the top 20 in Ireland.
  The group perform the song in a recording studio in the accompanying music video which includes backstage footage from their first two headlining tour dates.
context_section_description: Little Mix co-wrote "Change Your Life" with Richard Stannard, Tim Powell and Ash Howes. Stannard was among the first producers to work with the group during their formation on the eighth UK series of The X Factor. It was also the first song Little Mix wrote together as a group; Jade Thirlwall said "I think you can really tell that when you listen to the lyrics... We had just come out of The X Factor, we were thinking about that and thinking about the fans, so it's quite an important one."
  The group travelled to Stannard's studio in Brighton for the writing session. Regarding the writing process, Thirlwall recalled, "We hadn't written as a group before so we were very nervous and excited. We sat with [Stannard] and thought of ideas, what kind of sound we wanted because at that point we didn't know anything really." It was important to the group for the track to have a strong and positive message for their fans. They wrote "Change Your Life" with a female narrative in the first verse and a male narrative in the second verse so that the song could relate to both genders.
  Little Mix first shared the cover art for "Change Your Life" on Facebook on 12 December 2012. An accompanying lyric video was released on Vevo the following day. Syco Music released it as the third single from the group's debut album DNA in Ireland on 15 February 2013 and then in the UK two days later as a digital extended play (EP).
caption: Little Mix performing the song during their 2013 DNA Tour.
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