"Hair" is a song by British girl group

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. It was released on August 28, 2015 as the first promotional single from the group's third studio album ''

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.'' On April 15, 2016, a remix featuring Jamaican rapper and singer

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, was released by

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as the final and fourth single. Musically "Hair" is a

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and R&B single with lyrics about getting over an ex and taking control of a relationship once it ends. It has been described as a break up anthem. The song reached the top ten of the charts in Australia and Scotland, the top twenty in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and charted in other territories including France, Belgium, and Greece. It was nominated for Best British Video of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards and been

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platinum by the

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(BPI). It has been certified double platinum in

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, tripled platinum in

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and gold in

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Chart performance

Following its release as an instant " track" in promotion of ''Get Weird'', "Hair" debuted at number 35 on the

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on the week ending 10 September 2015. The new version featuring Sean Paul entered the UK Singles Chart at number 31 on the week ending 28 April 2016, and the single later peaked at number 11. Hair also reached the top 10 spot in Australia and Scotland and also the top 20 within Ireland and Belgium.

Music video

The official music video for "Hair" was released on 20 April 2016 on

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and was directed by

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, who previously directed the video to their first single

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. The video centres around a

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the girls are having while confronting Paul in a

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call after Leigh-Anne had seen a picture of him with a woman on their

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feed.

Track listing

*Digital download #"Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) – 3:53 *

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Remix # "Hair" (featuring Sean Paul) ideboys Remixnbsp;– 3:49 ;Personnel *Electric – songwriter, producer, engineer, instruments, programming *

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– songwriter *

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– songwriter * Anita Blay - songwriter *

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– vocal producer *Wez Clarke – mixer *Dick Beetham – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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