Edwards said the lyrics are about "being with someone and you want to scream it from the rooftops but you have to hold it in". Lyrically, "Secret Love Song" details unrequited and forbidden love. Nelson sings the high note during its bridge. Derulo's vocal uses vibrato and auto-tune, as he sings the song's second verse. It consists of a pounding bass and melancholic strings. "Secret Love Song" is a slow, pop ballad. Problems playing this file? See media help. Composition and lyrics Ī 21-second sample of "Secret Love Song " with Edwards singing the first chorus featuring a pounding bass and melancholic strings. II", was included on the deluxe version of Get Weird. A piano-driven solo sequel of the song, "Secret Love Song Pt. Group member Jade Thirlwall, felt the song's slow tempo was "a nice change" for Derulo and " his voice off a lot".
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He reacted to it positively and said he understood why the cover had become a viral video. ĭerulo's decision to collaborate with the group was influenced by a string of events Hit 30 presenters Angus O'Loughlin and Ash London who played him the group's cover of his 2015 single " Want to Want Me" for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge in July 2015.
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The recording stages for the song took place between at the Poinsettia Place in Los Angeles and at Blue Box Studios in London. The group sent the song to Jason Derulo who positively reacted to it, and later wrote his own verse. Afterwards Perrie Edwards added: " And it may or may not have a feature." "Secret Love Song", was written by Jez along with Ashurst, Emma Rohan and Tich, and produced by Jayson DeZuzio. In July 2015, Little Mix member Jesy Nelson stated that the group's third studio album, Get Weird, would have a song "that is possibly going to be a single that we've never done anything like before". A second version of the single without Derulo, titled "Secret Love Song, Pt II", is included on the deluxe edition of Get Weird. It has become one of the group's best-selling singles and one of the best-selling girl group singles in the United Kingdom. It reached the top twenty of the charts within Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and Lebanon. On the UK Singles Chart, the song peaked at number six, becoming the group's eighth top-ten single in the country.
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The group have since dedicated "Secret Love Song" to the LGBTQ+ community, with a pride flag being displayed in the background after each performance. The song has come to be regarded as a gay anthem, and has been cited as helping people to deal with their own sexuality and feelings. Secret Love Song is a pop-inspired ballad, with lyrics that is about unrequited and forbidden love, and has been interpreted in different ways, with Derulo's verse being about his personal experience of having a real-life affair. It was met with mixed reviews from music critics, who praised the group for their vocal performance. It is a slow ballad consisting of pounding bass and melancholic strings. The single was co-written by Derulo along with Jez Ashurst, Emma Rohan, and Tich. It was released as the third single from the group's third studio album, Get Weird, by Syco Records and Columbia Records. " Secret Love Song" is a song released by British girl group Little Mix, featuring guest vocals from singer-songwriter Jason Derulo.