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evidence: `` Sticks + Stones '' is a song by British singer Nicola Roberts .. Nicola Roberts. Nicola Roberts. The track was released on 23 September 2011 as part of her debut album Cinderella 's Eyes .. It was written by Roberts , Dimitri Tikovoi and Maya von Doll with inspiration deriving from her negative experiences as one-fifth of the girl band Girls Aloud , which saw internet sites , the media and celebrities such as Lily Allen and Chris Moyles label her `` the ugly one '' .. Dimitri Tikovoi. Dimitri Tikovoi. Girls Aloud. Girls Aloud. Lily Allen. Lily Allen. Chris Moyles. Chris Moyles. The `` faceless '' bullying inspired the track , and years later she found a way to cope with the negative remarks after developing her debut album and finding confidence with fashion .. Lyrically the track details these personal troubles , including that of her underage alcohol consumption and musically it is a pop-ballad track .. Critically the song garnered positive reviews with most complementing the honesty of the lyrics and also found success with anti-bullying organizations which applauded its message .. A lyrical video was posted on Roberts ' official Twitter account .. Twitter. Twitter. She performed an acoustic version of the track which was then uploaded to her official YouTube channel .. YouTube. YouTube. Roberts appeared on British morning show BBC Breakfast to discuss her activism and the lyricism of the track which led her to do the same on BBC News and discuss the same issues with Rolling Stone .. BBC Breakfast. BBC Breakfast. BBC News. BBC News. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Continuing her activism she talked to the education secretary Michael Gove to help eradicate bullying .