Only You (Cheat Codes and Little Mix song)

"Only You"
Single by Cheat Codes and Little Mix
Released June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22)
Format
Genre
Length 3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Cheat Codes singles chronology
"I Love It"
(2018)		 "Only You"
(2018)
Little Mix singles chronology
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)"
(2017)		 "Only You"
(2018)		 "Woman Like Me"
(2018)
Music video
"Only You" on YouTube

"Only You" is a song by American DJs Cheat Codes and British girl group Little Mix. It was written by Pablo Bowman, Trevor Dahl, Kevin Ford, Matthew Russell, Nicholas Gale and Richard Boardman, with production by Digital Farm Animals, along with Maegan Cottone and Trevor Dahl. It was released on June 22, 2018 as a single, and was first included on the Ministry of Sound compilation album The Pool Party, released on July 6, 2018.

Background

The song was written by Pablo Bowman, Nicholas Gale and Richard Boardman, with production by Digital Farm Animals, Maegan Cottone. The song was revealed in June 2018 with its inclusion on The Pool Party album, which accompanied the television series Love Island.[1][2] Snippets of the song were teased by Cheat Codes and Little Mix prior to the song's release. Cheat Codes and Little Mix announced on Twitter that the song would be released on June 22, 2018.[3][4][5] The song's picture cover was released a day later along with some leaked lyrics.[6]

Composition

"Only You" is a midtempo EDM song,[7] backed by a acoustic guitar,[8] that runs for three-minutes and nine seconds.[9] It includes elements of electronic, tropical house and ambient.[10] It contains backing vocals by the members of Cheat Codes. All the lyrics are structured in verse–pre-chorus–chorus which contain no vocals but instead a instrumental.[3] Lyrically it is about love and post-breakup phase of a relationship.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on July 12, 2018 on Little Mix's official YouTube channel. The video features an LGBTQ+ storyline between two girls (played by Lisa Starrett and Peyton List) at a house party, one of whom turns out to be a mermaid. The video was directed by Frank Borin.[11]

Critical reception

MTV called the song a "pop-dance crossover" and a "sun-tinged tune". They also said that the it was "so good" to finally have the girls back again.[12] Rob Copsey from Official Charts said that it was a "pool party song" and that it is the correct song to add to the Love Island CD.[2] Michael Ko from Billboard said: "It's most certainly a summer-made single, dripping in youthful romantic sentiments with an acoustic foundation".[13] RJ Frometa from Vents magazine said that the song "perfectly blended pop and electronic music", he also mentioned how good it is to "finally have Little Mix back" and that we miss our "global pop phenomenon".[12][14]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Personnel

  • Electric – songwriter, producer, engineer, instruments, programming
  • Pablo Bowman, Trevor Dahl, Nicholas Gale and Richard Boardman – songwriter
  • Digital Farm Animals, Maegan Cottone and Trevor Dahl – producer
  • Danny Casio – engineer
  • Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
  • Serban Ghenea, John Hanes – mix engineer

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 92
Australia Dance (ARIA)[17] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[18] 35
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[19] 23
Croatia Airplay (HRT)[20] 73
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 84
France (SNEP)[22] 127
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 39
Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 7
Ireland (IRMA)[25] 13
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[26] 16
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[27] 3
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[28] 5
Portugal (AFP)[29] 81
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[30] 3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[31] 72
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 58
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 13
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[35] 15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 38

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide June 22, 2018
United States July 31, 2018 Contemporary hit radio 300 Entertainment [38]

References

  1. ↑ "Perrie Edward's Paris Lyric In New Song 'Only You' Has Got Fans Freaking Out". Capital FM. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Little Mix team up with Cheat Codes on new song Only You for Love Island album". Official Charts. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "look out for part 2". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Two screens are better than one". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ "One brick at a time we watched it fall…". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Back at it with some new new for you all, "only you" with the girls in @LittleMix drops Friday". Twitter. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Little Mix release song with EDM trio Cheat Codes". Herald & Review. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Little Mix Teams Up With Cheat Codes For New Single 'Only You'". Idolator. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Only You - Single by Cheat Codes & Little Mix on Apple Music - iTunes". ITunes Store. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Single Review: Little Mix & Cheat Codes – Only You". =A Bit Of Pop Music. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ Mele, Sofia (July 13, 2018). "Cheat Codes and Little Mix Tell a Mermaid Love Story in Vibrant 'Only You' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "little mix are back with cheat codes on brand new summer smash 'only you'". MTV. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cheat Codes and Little Mix Release Youthful Collab 'Only You': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Cheat Codes X Little Mix Release "Only You"". Vents Magazine. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Only You/Cheat Codes TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Chart Watch #479". auspOp. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 1 July 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cheat Codes & Little Mix – Only You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Cheat Codes & Little Mix – Only You" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  21. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201830 into search. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Cheat Codes & Little Mix – Only You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  25. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Cheat Codes Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  28. ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Cheat Codes & Little Mix – Only You". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  31. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201835 into search. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  32. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201829 into search. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Cheat Codes Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Cheat Codes Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  37. ↑ "British single certifications – Cheat Codes & Little Mix – Only You". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Only You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  38. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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