Only You (Cheat Codes and Little Mix song)

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"Only You"
Only You (cover).jpg
Single by Cheat Codes and Little Mix
ReleasedJune 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Length3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Cheat Codes singles chronology
"I Love It"
(2018)		"Only You"
(2018)		"Home"
(2018)
Little Mix singles chronology
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
(2017)		"Only You"
(2018)		"Woman Like Me"
(2018)

The plot shows a girl (played by Lisa), picking clothes for a party and it later shows her arriving and has trouble interacting with the others and she decides to sit on the couch. Meanwhile, a mysterious girl (played by Peyton) is seen hiding in the bushes and runs and takes a nearby yellow jacket and runs off and enters the party and Lisa and Peyton lock eyes and decide to dance and seen having fun together at the party, such as conversations, games and dancing. Then a group of other girls show up interrupting the two. One specific girl notices Peyton has her jacket. Angry, she pushes Peyton in the pool and she doesn't show up for a while. Worried, Lisa jumps in the pool to save her and find out she is okay and they kiss. It then shows the two kissing on the party while also showing the shocking discovery of Peyton being the mermaid. It then shows Lisa carrying Peyton to the ocean while also showing scenes of their greatest times and Lisa kneels on the beach sunrise where Peyton is, having to let her go.

Critical reception

MTV called the song a "sun-tinged tune". They also said that it was "so good" to finally have the girls back again. [15] Kat Bein from Billboard said: "It's most certainly a summer-made single, dripping in youthful romantic sentiments with an acoustic foundation". [16]

Live performances

The band made a televised debut of the song on October 21, 2018, at the 2018 BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, [17] where they also won the Best British Group award. [18]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [19]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [44] Platinum40,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [45] Gold30,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [46] Gold10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
New ZealandJune 22, 2018 [48]
United StatesJuly 31, 2018 Contemporary hit radio 300 Entertainment [1]

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