• Electric • (add.) singles chronology ' (2014) ' Black Magic' (2015) ' (2015) ' Black Magic' is a song by British. It was written by,,, and.

The Norwegian production duo Electric, who previously worked on the group's second studio album (2013), produced the single with, who is additional producer. It was released as the from their third studio album, on 21 May 2015. 'Black Magic' received critical acclaim from critics, who praised its upbeat and catchy sound and compared it to songs from their debut album, (2012). The single topped the with combined sales of 113,000, making it the group's first single to top the chart since their 2012 single '.

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The single also peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland, Israel and Australia, achieving platinum certification in the latter. On the UK Singles Chart, 'Black Magic' remained at the top of the chart for three weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since 's ' in October 2007. The song was nominated for at the. On 17 August 2015, the single debuted at 99 on the US, before rising to number 68 the following week, subsequently becoming their highest peak on the chart thus far.

In its third week in the Billboard Hot 100, 'Black Magic' climbed one more place to reach a new peak of 67. 'We always like to do something that people wouldn't expect us to come out with. The Salute campaign was a lot darker and a bit more R&B [.] that's why it took so long because we were looking for something that would surprise people. We wanted to change the game a bit, and 'Black Magic' is very pop.' —Jade Thirlwall talking to Digital Spy about the song.

On 4 July 2014, Little Mix had announced that they would cancel their tour in order to focus on recording their third album. The band said that the new album is 'stronger' and will be about relationships and that is also better than their two previous albums, (2012) and (2013). In February 2015, Little Mix revealed that they had chosen the lead single from their third studio album and also said that it has a 'whole new sound'. They described the song as 'a risk' and said that it is completely different from what they've done before. They also said that their album was delayed due to the fact that they wrote a whole album but scrapped it, because they thought 'they could do better'. The song's title was accidentally revealed by member Leigh-Anne Pinnock's mother on on 21 April 2015 by tweeting '#MixersAreExcitedForBlackMagic yesss mixers it's the new single and it's fantastic'.

However, the tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted. On 14 May 2015, Little Mix revealed the song's title to be 'Black Magic', after the single's cover art surfaced on music identification service.

The single's cover features the group in front of red with the band's logo featured above in yellow color and the title of the song below in white color. 'Black Magic' was scheduled to premiere on 26 May, but was later moved forward to 21 May, after the single leaked online the day before. The single was released digitally in the UK on 20 May. It was released as a in Europe and Japan on 24 July. Composition [ ]. A 17-second sample of 'Black Magic', where Little Mix sing the first part of the chorus of the song.

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It was written by,, and, and was produced by the production duo Electric, who previously worked on the band's, along with (add.). The song's rhythm is influenced by the sounds of the 1980s. The song has a quick of 112 and is composed in the key of.

The band's in the song runs from G# 3 to E 5. Talking about the song's message, the band said that it is 'basically that we are the girls with the secret potion and we're going to give it to all the other girls that want to get the man they want to get' with Pinnock adding that 'it [the potion] is a metaphor for having confidence to get your man'. Critical reception [ ] Upon release, 'Black Magic' was acclaimed by music critics, who welcomed Little Mix's new '80s influenced sound.

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Matt Bagwell of called the single 'one of the best pop releases of the year', complimenting its 'killer chorus' and 'trademark call to arms chant', while writing that 'Black Magic' is 'significantly better' than and 's single ', which Little Mix co-wrote. Lewis Corner of gave the song 5 out of 5 stars saying 'not only was it the perfect song for this point in their career, but one powerful enough to bewitch those beyond their expected demographic.'