Little Mix's 'Shout Out To My Ex' reaches 400 MILLION video views 🎶

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Author: Emma DoddsPublished 20th Nov 2020
Last updated 20th Jan 2021

Little Mix's music video for their iconic single 'Shout Out To My Ex' has just surpassed 400 MILLION views on YouTube! The video, which was uploaded in October 2016, stars the girls embarking on an epic road trip.

Although the single was released in October 2016, fans of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock are clearly still obsessed with the track, which appears on their album 'Glory Days', and have kept watching the video in order for it to reach this incredible milestone.

WATCH: Little Mix - 'Shout Out to My Ex' (Official Video)

The video, filmed in the Tabernas Desert in Almería, Spain, sees them hang out by a trailer, hit the pool and dance round the desert in an array of outfits - plus they go zooming past a hitchhiker who bears a resemblance to Perrie’s ex Zayn Malik, which will no doubt add fuel to the fire that the track is about him.

Is 'Shout Out To My Ex' about Zayn?

Fans became pretty convinced that the song WAS about Zayn, considering it came out just three months after Zayn and Perrie's split in August 2016 - and some even thought she was directly referencing him in the lyrics:

'Took four long years to call it quits / Forget that boy, I'm over it / Guess I should say thank you / For the hate yous and the tattoos.'

The pair were together for four years, and Zayn even got a tattoo of Perrie on his arm - which has since been covered up.

Little Mix appeared on This Morning to discuss the new song, and when Phillip asked if they had someone in particular in mind when writing the song, to which Jesy blurted out “YES!” before saying, “Oops”, and looking at Perrie.

Clearly embarrassed, Perrie then grabbed a cushion to hide behind before admitting, "It's a happy heartbreak song... it makes you feel really great," as Leigh-Anne then added “It relates to everyone on this earth."

Who wrote 'Shout Out To My Ex'?

Little Mix co-wrote the song with songwriters Ed Drewett, Edvard Førre Erfjord, Henrik Michelsen, Camille Purcell (AKA Kamille), Iain James.

Little Mix's awards for 'Shout Out To My Ex'

Little Mix won their first ever BRIT Award for the song, taking home the British Single of the Year at the 2017 ceremony.

Which album did 'Shout Out To My Ex' appear on?

It appeared on their fourth album, 'Glory Days'.

Scroll through to see facts about all of Little Mix's albums?

'DNA', 2012

Little Mix's debut album 'DNA' was released on 19th November 2012, almost one year after they won The X Factor in December 2011. The record featured collaborations with T-Boz from TLC and Missy Elliott, and the record went to Number 3 in the UK and has been certified Platinum. They went on the 'DNA Tour' to promote it in January and February 2013 - their first headline tour. The full track list is:

1) 'Wings'
2) 'DNA'
3) 'Change Your Life'
4) 'Always Be Together'
5) 'Stereo Soldier'
6) 'Pretend It's OK'
7) 'Turn Your Face'
8) 'We Are Who We Are'
9) 'How Ya Doin'?' (featuring Missy Elliott)
10) 'Red Planet' (featuring T-Boz)
11) 'Going Nowhere'
12) 'Madhouse'

'Salute', 2013

Their follow-up album 'Salute' came out on 11th November 2013, releasing singles 'Move', 'Little Me' and 'Salute' to promote it. They worked with MNEK, Kamille, Shaznay Lewis and Nicola Roberts on the album, and it went to Number 4 in the UK and again went Platinum. Little Mix went on tour with their album in May 2014, and the track list is:

1) 'Salute'
2) 'Move'
3) 'Little Me'
4) 'Nothing Feels Like You'
5) 'Towers'
6) 'Competition'
7) 'These Four Walls'
8) 'About the Boy'
9) 'Boy'
10) 'Good Enough'
11) 'Mr Loverboy'
12) 'A Different Beat'

'Get Weird', 2015

Little Mix's third album 'Get Weird' was released on 6th November 2015, with singles 'Black Magic', 'Love Me Like You', 'Secret Love Song' and 'Hair' promoting it. The album peaked at Number 2 and went 2x Platinum in the UK, and featured collaborations with Jason Derulo as well as Sean Paul on a remix of 'Hair'. The 'Get Weird Tour' began in March 2016, and the track list is:

1) 'Black Magic'
2) 'Love Me Like You'
3) 'Weird People'
4) 'Secret Love Song' (featuring Jason Derulo)
5) 'Hair'
6) 'Grown'
7) 'I Love You'
8) 'OMG'
9) 'Lightning'
10) 'A.D.I.D.A.S.'
11) 'Love Me or Leave Me'
12) 'The End'

'Glory Days', 2016

Fourth album 'Glory Days' was released just over a year later on 18th November 2016, with lead single 'Shout Out to My Ex' which has gone down as one of their anthems! It peaked at Number 1 and was certified 3x Platinum in the UK, with Little Mix touring the record on the 'Glory Days Tour' in October 2017. The track list is:

1) 'Shout Out to My Ex'
2) 'Touch'
3) 'F.U.'
4) 'Oops' (featuring Charlie Puth)
5) 'You Gotta Not'
6) 'Down & Dirty'
7) 'Power'
8) 'Your Love'
9) 'Nobody Like You'
10) 'No More Sad Songs'
11) 'Private Show'
12) 'Nothing Else Matters'

'LM5', 2018

Little Mix fans everywhere dubbed their then-untitled fifth album 'LM5' - and the girls loved it so much that they went for the name! It was released on 16th November 2018, went to Number 3 and was certified Gold in the UK. They went on tour in September 2019, and the track list is:

1) 'The National Manthem'
2) 'Woman Like Me' (featuring Nicki Minaj)
3) 'Think About Us'
4) 'Strip' (featuring Sharaya J)
5) 'Monster in Me'
6) 'Joan of Arc'
7) 'Love a Girl Right'
8) 'American Boy'
9) 'Told You So'
10) 'Wasabi'
11) 'More than Words' (featuring Kamille)
12) 'Motivate'
13) 'Notice'
14) 'The Cure'

'Confetti', 2020

Little Mix's sixth album 'Confetti' was released on Friday 6th November 2020! The album features their singles 'Break Up Song', 'Holiday' and 'Sweet Melody'. Leigh-Anne described it as their 'biggest' album yet, and that it was a 'party'. It reached Number 2 in the UK and is certified Gold - take a look at the track list:

1) 'Break Up Song'
2) 'Holiday'
3) 'Sweet Melody'
4) 'Confetti'
5) 'Happiness'
6) 'Not a Pop Song'
7) 'Nothing But My Feelings'
8) 'Gloves Up'
9) 'A Mess (Happy 4 U)'
10) 'My Love Won't Let You Down'
11) 'Rendezvous'
12) 'If You Want My Love'
13) 'Breathe'

'Between Us', 2021

As Little Mix celebrated their 10th anniversary on 19th August 2021, they surprised us all as they announced their compilation album 'Between Us'! The album was released on 12th November 2021 and reached Number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. Here's the track list:

1) 'Wings'
2) 'DNA'
3) 'Move'
4) 'Salute'
5) 'Black Magic'
6) 'Secret Love Song Pt II'
7) 'Hair' feat Sean Paul
8) 'Shout Out To My Ex'
9) 'Touch'
10) 'No More Sad Songs' feat Machine Gun Kelly
11) 'Power' feat Stormzy
12) Reggaeton Lento (Remix) feat CNCO
13) 'Woman Like Me' feat Nicki Minaj
14) 'Break Up Song'
15) 'Sweet Melody'
16) 'Confetti' feat Saweetie
17) 'Heartbreak Anthem' with Galantis and David Guetta
18) 'Kiss My (Uh Oh)' feat Anne-Marie
19) 'No'
20) 'Between Us'
21) 'Love *Sweet Love)'
22) 'Cut You Off'
23) 'Trash' - on specific formats