Glory Days (Little Mix album)

Glory Days
Studio album by Little Mix
Released	18 November 2016 (2016-11-18)
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Electronic club[1] dance-pop R&B[2]
Length	42:51
Label	Syco Columbia
Producer	Electric MNEK
Little Mix chronology
Get Weird (2015) Glory Days (2016)
Singles from Glory Days
"Shout Out to My Ex" Released: 16 October 2016

Glory Days is the fourth studio album by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 18 November 2016, by Syco Music and Columbia Records.^[3]

Promotion and release

Singles

"Shout Out to My Ex" was released on 16 October 2016, as the album's lead single. The song was premiered on the day of release by a live performance on The X Factor results show before it was made available to download.^[4] The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] The song remained at number one for three consecutive weeks before falling to number two in its fourth week.^[6]

Promotional singles

"You Gotta Not" was released as the first promotional single on 27 October 2016.^[7] The song debuted at number sixty-one on the UK Singles Chart on the week beginning 4 November 2016.^[8] "F.U." was released as the album's second promotional single on 4 November 2016.^[9] The song debuted at number eighty-two on the UK Singles Chart on the week beginning 11 November 2016.^[6] "Nothing Else Matters" was released as the third promotional single on 11 November 2016.^[10]

Three more were released in the final three days before the album was, starting with "Touch" on 15 November.^[11] The second song "Nobody Like You" was released on 16 November.^[12] The third and final song, "Down & Dirty", was released on 17 November.^[13]

Commercial performance

When the album was released, it reached the top 10 in 63 iTunes charts in its first day on sale^[14] and promotion campaigns were arranged for fans in the UK, Australia, the US, France, Netherlands, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Finland and Singapore, called the Glory Days Road Trip.^[15] It became Little Mix's first UK number 1 album and its 90,000 sales in its first week made it the fastest-selling album since David Bowie's Blackstar, released over 10 months earlier.^[16] The album also reached number 1 in Ireland and debuted at number 2 in Australia,^[17][18] and in the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.^[19][20][21]

Tour

The album will be supported by The Glory Days Tour, The UK leg of the tour was announced on 14 October 2016, to start in 27 October 2017.^[22] The European leg to take place in May and June 2017 was announced in November 2016.^[23] The Oceanian leg to take place in July 2017 was announced in December 2016.^[24][25]

Notes

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[27]
The Guardian	[28]
Digital Spy	[29]
SugarScape	[30]
The Times	[31]
Evening Standard	[32]
NewsComAu	[33]

The Guardian called the album "chart pop perfection."^[28] In another positive review, Digital Spy wrote "Little Mix have put together their most personal album yet, without sacrificing big hooks, a mainstream pop sensibility and plenty of sassy attitude." The article continued by saying "Glory Days hears four young women come together with a very real bond, making their message all the more believable."^[29] The Evening Standard praised Little Mix for surviving with their fourth studio album, writing "Glory Days mostly sticks to their winning formula", and adding that "the foursome have carved out a pop niche for themselves."^[31]

Track listing

Notes

• ^a signifies a vocal producer
• ^b signifies an additional producer

Charts and certifications

References