Power (Little Mix song)
"Power" is a song released by British girl group Little Mix. A remix of the song which was announced as the final single from the group's fourth studio album "Glory Days" (2016), features additional vocals from British rapper Stormzy. The remix is included on its reissue, "," and their greatest hits album Between Us (2021). Power has been cited as a girl power and gay anthem. The song has been described by the group as a girl power song that lyrically addresses gender equality and female empowerment. The music video which features drag queens, holds a  political message in reference of protests and marches held for gender equality and womens rights. In 2018, the song was chosen by WWE as the official theme song for their first ever women’s Royal Rumble. On the UK Singles Chart, Power charted at number six becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there. It charted in a further several other countries and has been certified double platinum in the United Kingdom and Brazil. Chart performance. On May 26, 2017 "Power" debuted at number twenty seven on the UK Singles Chart becoming the group's seventh top forty hit  in the United Kingdom. It later reached a new peak of number six, becoming the group's eleventh top ten single there. In 2017 the song was ranked as the ninth biggest summer song of the year. The single reached number 2 in Scotland and number 7 in New Zealand. It would then go on to peak inside the top twenty in Ireland and Belgium and crack the Top 40 in the Philippines and Latvia. It also charted in Romania. Music video. The music video was released on 9 June 2017, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and filmed in Los  Angeles in April 2017. It features each member of Little Mix as the leader of their own faction of women, in which Jesy Nelson leads a group of leather-clad bikers, Leigh-Anne Pinnock leads a fashion-forward street crew, Perrie Edwards leads a group of hippies, and Jade Thirlwall leads a troupe of drag queens. In the end, each faction comes together in a show of feminine power reminiscent of the Women's March. The video features a cameo from famous drag queens Courtney Act, Alaska Thunderfuck and Willam, also known as The AAA Girls. It also features Little  Mix's mothers, who appear at the end of the video to march with them. Stormzy's scenes, which were filmed separately from the rest of the video, feature him in a barbershop having his hair cut. Critical reception. The track was generally well received, with "TimeOut" magazine calling the song "brilliant", despite being "OTT" (over the top), but some fans did criticize the decision to feature a male rapper on a song about female empowerment. As for awards, the track received an award for "Best Song" at the first ever Global Awards in 2018, and for "Pop Song of  the Year" at the 2017 Beano Awards. Popular Culture. The song has been covered by various artists, for an example, South Korean singer Ryujin who's a member of the girl group Itzy, discussed how during their evaluations as trainees "Power" was often one of the songs they covered. In 2019, the song was used in a dance cover for a TV Series in South Korea called Queendom, and showcases a dance unit that was formed of Moonbyul from Mamamoo, Kim Chanmi from AOA, Jung Yein from Lovelyz, Yooa from Oh My Girl, Soojin from (G)I-dle, and Eunji from  Brave Girls. In 2021 Kpop girl group Hot Issue, covered the song for 1theK Originals. In 2022, the song was covered and performed on a South Korean reality competition called My Teenage Girl. In 2018, the song was elected as the official theme song for WWE first ever Women’s Royal Rumble. The solo album cut is featured as a lip-sync song on episode 5 of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and features Little Mix Member Jade Thirlwall as a guest judge. In 2022, the song was used as the official trailer for RuPaul's  Drag Race UK vs The World.