Salute (song)
"Salute" | ||||
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Single by Little Mix | ||||
from the album Salute | ||||
Released | 2 May 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Length | 3:56 (album version) 3:07 (single version) | |||
Label | Syco | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | TMS | |||
Little Mix singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Salute" on YouTube |
"Salute" is a song recorded by British girl group
Music critics gave the song positive reviews, praising it for its empowering lyrics and military-inspired drum beats. Some even noticed it would fit perfectly as an opening song for the tour, as well as being one of the most elite tracks of 2013.[
Background and release
After winning the
Composition and lyrics
"Salute" was written by band members
Lyrically, "Salute" brims with
Critical reception
Jon O'Brien wrote for Yahoo! that the song is "a perfect attitude-laden statement of intent."[13] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy noted that the "Blitzkrieg siren and fierce attitude on female empowerment call-out 'Salute' is primed for an arena tour intro,"[22] while McGrath of Entertainment Wise called it "one of the strongest openers of 2013."[15] Mongredien of The Observer thought that "it shouldn't work, but is delivered with such chutzpah that it has a certain ludicrous charm",[18] while Clarke of So So Gay named it a "perfect, in-your-face opening track."[16] Nick Barnes of Unreality TV was very positive, writing that the song "has everything you’d want in a track," noting that "Salute" "would serve as an amazing opening to the girls’ tour to get the audience really pumped and it would, strangely, work as a single as it’s very infectious."[20]
Oysmita Majumder of Rolling Stone India ranked the song as the second-best feminist song of all-time.[23]
Attitude named the song #8 on their list of 32 greatest Little Mix singles writing "one of Little Mix’s ongoing empowering themes of women sticking together standing up and for themselves."[24]
Commercial performance
"Salute" debuted at number 74 on the
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Colin Tilley. It premiered on YouTube on 2 May 2014.[31] It features the band dancing in an underground warehouse with an entourage of male dancers, some of whom are on leads.[32] As noted by Kadeen Grifiths of Bustle, band members Nelson and Edwards "even march with the men on leashes at one point. And yet they are next to her rather than behind her or beneath her, dancing with her rather than against her or in front of her, as if the girls wanted to be clear that men and woman are equal, but it’s the women who are in control right now."[21]
Live performances
Little Mix performed "Salute" live for the first time on
Use in media
The song has been used in survival shows for K-pop trainees and was featured at the
Track listing
- Digital EP[40]
- "Salute" (Single Version) – 3:08
- "Salute" (TroyBoi Remix) – 3:36
- "Salute" (Anakyn Remix) – 5:12
- "Move" (acoustic) – 2:57
- "Who's Lovin' You" (a cappella) – 1:09
- "Salute" (Single Version) (Instrumental) – 3:03
Charts
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[41] | 27 |
19 | |
Ireland (IRMA)[43] | 12 |
Scotland (OCC)[44] | 5 |
6 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[45] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom[40] | 30 May 2014 | Digital download | Syco Music |
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