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"Black Magic" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was written by Camille Purcell, Ed Drewett, Edvard Forre Erfjord and Henrik Michelsen. The Norwegian production duo Electric, who previously worked on the group's second studio album Salute (2013), produced the single with Matt Rad and Maegan Cottone. It was released as the lead single from their third studio album, Get Weird on May 21, 2015. The song was featured on Now! 91 as the fifth track on Disc 1.
"Black Magic" received critical acclaim from critics, who praised its upbeat and catchy sound and compared it to songs from their debut album, DNA (2012). The single topped the UK Singles Chart with combined sales of 113,000, making it the group's first single to top the chart since their 2012 single "Wings". 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 Sugababes's "About You Now" in October 2007.The song was nominated for Choice Love Song at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards. On 17 August 2015, the single debuted at 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100, 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.
Released 21 May 2015
Format
Digital download CD single
Recorded 2015
Tileyard Studios
(London, England)
Genre Dance-pop
Length 3:31
Label
Syco Columbia
Writer(s)
Edvard Forre Erfjord Henrik Michelsen Ed Drewett Camille Purcell
Producer(s)
Electric Matt Rad Maegan Cottone
