Me & My Girls
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| name = Me & My Girls
| cover = Me & My Girls by Fifth Harmony.png
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| type = promotional single
| artist = Fifth Harmony
| album =
| EP = Better Together
| A-side = Miss Movin' On
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| released = July 18, 2013{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony - Me & My Girls (audio)
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNHiz_nNF0M|publisher=FifthHarmonyVEVO|accessdate=18 July 2013}}
| recorded = 2012–2013
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| label = *Syco
| writer = *Allyson Brooke
- Karla Cabello
- Lauren Jauregui
- Normani Kordei
- Dinah Jane Hansen
- Julian Bunetta
- Patrick James Bianco
- Beau Alexandrè Dozier
- John Ryan
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| lyricist =
| producer = *Bunetta
- Bianco
- Dozier
- Ilya Salmanzadeh
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FvSJmY493Ho|"Fifth Harmony - Me & My Girls (Official Video)"}}}}
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"Me & My Girls" is a promotional single recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony from their debut extended play, Better Together, included as the sixth track on the record. It was released as the first and only promotional single from their extended play on July 18, 2013, as an iTunes exclusive bonus track. The song was written by all members of the group with additional writing from Julian Bunetta, Patrick James Bianco, Beau Alexandrè Dozier and John Ryan with production handled by Bunetta, Bianco, Dozier and Ilya Salmanzadeh.
Lyrically, the song deals with several teenage themes, including friendship, partying, staying up late at night and references several names in pop culture. Music critics had mixed responses to the song. The song was not serviced to contemporary hit radio, instead, receiving airplay in an exclusive Radio Disney deal. Upon its release, the song failed to chart in the standard United States chart and internationally, thus peaking at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. Performances for this song include Today and the third season of the American televised singing competition The X Factor where they returned approximately a year after being contestants on the show.
Production and release
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"Me & My Girls" was released as a promotional single, exclusively to Radio Disney on July 16, 2013,{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony - Me & My Girls - Planet Premiere|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoUqbgyAWPk|website=YouTube|publisher=Radio Disney|accessdate=June 26, 2017}} as part of the network's deal with the group on their Next Big Thing competition. It became available for download on October 18, 2013,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-together-ep/701119756 |title=iTunes - Music - Better Together by Fifth Harmony |publisher=iTunes|date=2013-10-18 |access-date=2015-08-30}} when Fifth Harmony's debut extended play was released. The group explained that the song is mainly "about spending time out on the town with your girlfriends, exuding confidence and dancing like nobody’s watching".{{cite web|last=Rawden|first=Jessica|title=Fifth Harmony Debuts New Single Me & My Girls|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Fifth-Harmony-Debuts-Single-Me-My-Girls-57595.html|publisher=PopBlend|accessdate=11 May 2014}}
The song was written by Fifth Harmony's members, Julian Bunetta, Patrick James Bianco, Beau Alexandrè Dozier and John Ryan. It is a dance-pop and synthpop song dealing with teen pop lyrics and a small trap and dubstep breakdown during the chorus.{{cite web|url=https://www.muumuse.com/2013/10/fifth-harmony-better-together-ep-review.html/|title= Review: Fifth Harmony's Debut EP, 'Better Together', Is Here At Last|publisher= MuuMuse|date= October 26, 2013|access-date= March 26, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/62409/Fifth-Harmony-Better-Together/ |title= Fifth Harmony - Better Together|website= Sputnikmusic |date= May 21, 2014|access-date= March 26, 2017}} Lyrically, the song is associated with teenage themes, speaking about having fun with friends during the middle of the night.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7470742/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls|title=Fifth Harmony's "Me & My Girls": Hear The Group's Seismic New Single|last=Lee|first=Christina|accessdate=11 May 2014}} Pop culture artists referenced in the song include Beyoncé (as Queen Bee), Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber and One Direction.
Reception
=Critical reception=
The song received mixed responses from music critics. Christina Lee of Idolator gave a positive review, commending the song's uplifting energy, saying "the seismic “Me [&] My Girls” would make for the perfect moment to break out the confetti and fireworks". Laura Plus Books gave the song a mixed review, saying it was "not the best song", and "not even mind-blowing" but overall, called it "good". She stated that it is a song she "will listen to often.{{cite web|title=Review: Me & My Girls by Fifth Harmony|url=http://lauraplusbooks.com/2013/07/review-me-my-girls-by-fifth-harmony.html|publisher=Laura Plus Books|accessdate=11 May 2014}} The Grape Juice also gave a positive review, saying "the song is enough to turn ‘Harmony’ critics into hardcore fans" and called it "pop perfection to say the least."{{cite web|title=New Song: Fifth Harmony – 'Me And My Girls'|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2013/07/song-harmony-me-girls/|publisher=TheGrapeJuice|accessdate=11 May 2014}}
In a positive review, Jessica Rawden of PopBlend, stated that "The girls still need to work on putting together a more complicated dance routine, but overall, the group's second single projects exactly the image the girls have been hoping to stand for all along, at least sans the stupid bow Camila Cabello used to wear". A reviewer from Sputnikmusic described "Me & My Girls" as "an ode to booty-popping, twerking with a catchy hook and party-like, fun sound this track is certain to get you moving in no time."
=Chart performance=
Upon its release, the song failed to chart internationally. The song also failed to enter in their domestic country in the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number four, and on the Hot Digital Songs component chart at 53.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5665538/fifth-harmony/chart?f=395|title=Fifth Harmony Chart History - Hot Digital Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=2013-09-08|accessdate=2013-09-13}} The song also charted on the Heatseekers Songs chart at place 17.
Music video
The video for "Me & My Girls" premiered on August 24, 2013 on Disney Channel;{{cite web|title=Disney Channel - Fifth Harmony's "Me & My Girls" Official Music Video|url=http://video.disney.com/watch/me-and-my-girls-fifth-harmony-4e4901485c7e2e79f8acf003|publisher=DisneyChannel|accessdate=11 May 2014}} and a different version of the video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was uploaded on Fifth Harmony's Vevo account on August 25, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/reviews/a21098/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls/|title= Watch Fifth Harmony's New Music Video|publisher= Seventeen|date= August 26, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony Throw Crazy Sleepover In 'Me & My Girls' Music Video (WATCH)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls-music-video_n_3813970.html|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} Idolator's Christina Lee noted the video's partying visuals, calling it "dizzying".{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Christina|title=Fifth Harmony's "Me & My Girls" Video: Watch The Group Party Hard|url=http://www.idolator.com/7479993/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls-video|website=Idolator|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} John Walker of MTV called the video "goofy", "super cute", "super fun" and referred to the group's bond as "super sisterly".{{cite web|last1=Walker|first1=John|title=Fifth Harmony Throw The Ultimate Slumber Party In Their 'Me & My Girls' Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2305186/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106154214/http://www.mtv.com/news/2305186/fifth-harmony-me-and-my-girls-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2018|website=MTV|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} In a behind the scenes clip, Normani stated that the song started as a "joke". It was mean to be that the life of a pop star is "not all games."
=Synopsis=
File:Me & My Girls Video Screenshot.jpg
The video begins with the group's logo appearing on screen before transition to a basement-like setting equipped with colorful windows and neon lights in the background. The girls are then seen playing a game as Lauren's parents dismiss themselves, leaving the girls alone. Dinah gets an epiphany and huddles the girls together, implying that they throw a party. After ordering pizza and having fun with stuffed animals and trying other kinds of wardrobe, they grab a phone. Soon, several people are seen running towards the girls place, sneaking through the windows.
Everyone is now at a club where people celebrate with microphone balloons and other accessories. Scenes from the basement setting re-appear throughout the video, with lights flashing. As the chorus approaches, the name of the track is spelled out along with multiple light rainbow streaks as each word appears. More takes of the girls dancing through different settings are shown. Each member takes different turns performing dance moves as well. Other scenes also include several of the girls throwing potato chips at the screen and people jumping in a pool of gold balls. The chorus repeats these scenes before ending as the girls hug each other and have a pillow fight. Everything is back to normal as Lauren's parents return home. Camila signals for someone to remove the feather in the table and Normani discreetly takes it, thus ending the video.
Live performances
Fifth Harmony performed "Me & My Girls" on Today on July 18, 2013.{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony rock plaza with 'Me and My Girls'|url=http://www.today.com/video/fifth-harmony-rock-plaza-with-me-and-my-girls-37691459616|website=Today|accessdate=June 21, 2017}} The group returned less than a year after being contestants on the show to perform "Me & My Girls" in week three of season three of The X Factor.{{cite web|url=http://www.thexfactorusa.com/news/article/fifth-harmony-returns-to-the-x-factor-stage-thursday|title=Fifth Harmony Returns To The X FACTOR Stage Thursday!|publisher=X Factor USA|accessdate=14 November 2013|archive-date=19 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119082707/http://www.thexfactorusa.com/news/article/fifth-harmony-returns-to-the-x-factor-stage-thursday|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Jacobson|first=Ivy|title='X Factor' Recap — Fifth Harmony Stuns With 'Me & My Girls'|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/11/14/x-factor-recap-fifth-harmony-performance-november-14/|publisher=Hollywood life|accessdate=11 May 2014|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228221822/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/11/14/x-factor-recap-fifth-harmony-performance-november-14/|url-status=dead}} Fifth Harmony also performed the song on Demi Lovato's Neon Lights Tour, where they were supporting acts.{{cite web|title=Average setlist for tour: The Neon Lights Tour|url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/fifth-harmony-23df084b.html?tour=The+Neon+Lights+Tour|website=Setlist.fm|accessdate=June 26, 2017}} An acoustic performance of the track was recorded at On Air with Ryan Seacrest.{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony - "Me & My Girls" (Acoustic)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4HZLGAzPw|website=YouTube|publisher=On Air with Ryan Seacrest|accessdate=June 26, 2016}}
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2013)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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scope="row"|US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Fifth Harmony Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5665538/fifth-harmony/chart?f=344|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=3 December 2014}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 |
scope="row"|US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5665538/fifth-harmony/chart?f=887|title=Fifth Harmony Chart History - Heatseekers Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=2013-09-08|accessdate=2013-09-13}}
|style="text-align:center;"| 17 |
References
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External links
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