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2012

Change Your Life" is a song released by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 15 February 2013, as the third single from their debut studio album, DNA (2012). The track was written by the group members, along with Ash Howes, and its producers Richard Stannard and Tim Powell. The single was inspired by the group own experiences while as contestants on the eighth UK series of The X Factor and their fans.

"Change Your Life"

Single by Little Mix
from the album DNA
Released
15 February 2013
Genre
Pop
Length
3:21
Label
Syco
Songwriter(s)
Richard StannardTim PowellAsh HowesPerrie EdwardsJesy NelsonLeigh-Anne PinnockJade Thirlwall
Producer(s)
Richard StannardTim Powell
Little Mix singles chronology
"DNA"
(2012) "Change Your Life"
(2013) "How Ya Doin'?"
(2013)

Music video
"Change Your Life" on YouTube
"Change Your Life" was the first song that Little Mix wrote together as a group. Described as a pop ballad it was met with mixed reviews from critics with praise drawn towards the group's vocal performance. The song addresses self love and female empowerment, and is about overcoming personal hardships and moving on in life. The song peaked at number twelve in the UK and reached the top ten in Australia and the top twenty in Ireland. It also charted in five other countries.

The group performed the track in a recording studio in the accompanying music video and also includes backstage footage from their first two headlining tour dates. The group promoted the single with televised performances on Children in Need, Dancing on Ice, The Graham Norton Show and This Morning. The song has been performed on four of Little Mix's concert tours, the most recent being the Summer Hits Tour in 2018.
Background and release
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Little Mix performing in baggy jeans and black crop tops on stage.
Little Mix performing the song during their 2013 DNA Tour.
Little Mix co-wrote "Change Your Life" with Richard Stannard, Tim Powell and Ash Howes.[1] Stannard was among the first producers to work with the group during their formation on the eighth UK series of The X Factor.[2] It was also the first song Little Mix wrote together as a group; Jade Thirlwall said "I think you can really tell that when you listen to the lyrics... We had just come out of The X Factor, we were thinking about that and thinking about the fans, so it's quite an important one."[3]

The group travelled to Stannard's studio in Brighton for the writing session. Regarding the writing process, Thirlwall recalled, "We hadn't written as a group before so we were very nervous and excited. We sat with [Stannard] and thought of ideas, what kind of sound we wanted because at that point we didn't know anything really."[2] It was important to the group for the track to have a strong and positive message for their fans. They wrote "Change Your Life" with a female narrative in the first verse and a male narrative in the second verse so that the song could relate to both genders.[2]

Little Mix first shared the cover art for "Change Your Life" on Facebook on 12 December 2012.[4] An accompanying lyric video was released on Vevo the following day.[5] Syco Music released it as the third single from the group's debut album DNA in Ireland on 15 February 2013 and then in the UK two days later as a digital extended play (EP).[6][7]

Composition
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"Change Your Life"
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A 20-second sample of "Change Your Life", featuring Leigh-Anne Pinnock's spoken introduction, "She captures her reflection then she throws the mirror to the floor".
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Composed in 4
4 time and the key of A major, "Change Your Life" is a pop ballad with a moderate tempo of 80 beats per minute.[8][9] The song is constructed in a verse-chorus form, with a bridge before the third chorus. Little Mix's vocal range spans from the note of A3 to E5. The track opens with descending piano arpeggios and a D–A/C♭–E–A chord progression, while the verses have a sequence of D–F♭m–E and mix pop vocals with prominent violin accompaniment and a brief drum and bass break before the chorus.[8][9][10]

Both verses feature solos performed by Leigh-Anne Pinnock in a British-accented spoken rap style, Jesy Nelson who uses a soulful alto and vibrato, and Thirlwall who sings the majority of the song's lines. Perrie Edwards adds a high harmony in the second verse, a high note after the bridge, and belts "Take it all" during the harmonised chorus which features kicks and handclaps.[9][11] The lyrics, according to Thirlwall are about feeling better about yourself and making something of your life. She said, "The song's called 'Change Your Life' and that's what it's about really."[2] Nelson said the track is about "not letting people put you down and always believing in yourself".[2]
Reception

Critical response

"Change Your Life" received mixed reviews from music critics. In his review for Digital Spy, Lewis Corner gave the song four out of five stars, writing that Little mix