Power (Little Mix song)

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"Power"
Little Mix - Power (Official Single Cover).png
Single by Little Mix featuring Stormzy
from the album Glory Days
Released26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
Genre
Length4:02
Label Syco
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Little Mix singles chronology
"No More Sad Songs"
(2017)		"Power"
(2017)		"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
(2017)
Stormzy singles chronology
"All Time Low (Remix)"
(2017)		"Power"
(2017)		"Cigarettes & Cush"
(2017)
YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2017"Power" (featuring Stormzy) Pop Song of the YearWon [44]
2018"Power" (featuring Stormzy) Best SongWon [45]

Since its release, "Power" has been regarded as a girl power and gay anthem. [15] [46] [47] [48] In 2018, it was selected as the official theme song for WWE's first ever Women's Royal Rumble. [49] The solo version was featured as a lip-sync song on the fifth episode of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK , where Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall was a guest judge. [50] In 2022, the song was used in the official trailer for RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World . [51]

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. [52] 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. [53] In 2021 Kpop girl group Hot Issue, covered the song for 1theK Originals. [54] In 2022, the song was covered and performed on a South Korean reality competition called My Teenage Girl. [55]

Release history

List of regions, release dates, showing formats, label and references
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various26 May 2017 Syco [56]

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