Joan of Arc (Little Mix song)


"Joan of Arc" is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix, for their fifth studio album LM5. The song was released on 2 November 2018 as a promotional single from the album. The song does have a music video but it was not released for unknown reasons. It was written by Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, with Loosechange handling the production. Musically, it is a trap-inflected song with hip hop beats. Lyrically, it discusses female empowerment. They first teased the song on their Instagram account in the middle of August the same year.

Background and release

"Joan of Arc" was written by Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Hanni Ibrahim, Patrick Patrikios, Philip Plested and Alexandra Shungudzo Govere and Loosechange who handled the production. It was released as the first promotional single for their fifth studio album LM5. It was then mixed by Wez Clarke and then mastered by Randy Merrill.

Composition and lyrics

"Joan of Arc" is a trap-pop song that contains bouncy hip hop beats. That runs for three minutes and eleven seconds. Direct Lyrics went as far as to call it an "urban-pop song with a little Caribbean-esque just in the middle." It contains pop-rap verses, with a thudding bassline full of snaps and hard finger clicks. Lyrically, it contains themes and messages of female empowerment and independence. Pinnock raps the lyrics "One foot in the club, everybody watch me. One pop of that booty, everybody love me. Ain't the reason I'm cocky. I make myself feel sexy," over a "scrizzy synths."

Live performances

Little Mix performed the song live for the first time at an album launch show for Apple Music on 13 November 2018 in London.

Critical reception

called the song a "fiercely feminist anthem", and a "undeniable banger". they also mentioned the similarities from their songs from their fourth studio album Glory Days. Brooke Bajgrowicz from Billboard mentioned that "The girls continue to fiercely proclaim their independence."

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