"S.L.U.T." (a

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for "sweet, little, unforgettable thing") is a song by American singer

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released it on October 6, 2017 as a single for her third

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(EP) '' Chapter Three: Yellow'' (2017). It also serves as the second single for her second studio album ''

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'' (2018).

In popular culture

"S.L.U.T." was included in the song list of the video game ''

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'' (2018). The song's title was expanded to "Sweet Little Unforgettable Thing" in the game, likely to be more kid-friendly. "S.L.U.T." is used as the outro song for the

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podcast Schnitt Talk. The song was used in a season 1 episode of the

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series ''

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''.

Composition and lyrics

"S.L.U.T." is a song about

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. In an interview with ''

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'', Miller said that she was inspired to write the song when someone commented on a picture she posted of herself to slut-shame her. Miller's co-writer looked up the word '

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' on the ''

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'' and one of the definitions defined it as an

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for "Sweet, little, unforgettable thing". Miller thought that women feel better hearing this and said that "when women are called a slut for absolutely no reason", the song will make them feel better about themselves.

Music video

The music video for "S.L.U.T." was released on January 18, 2018.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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– composer, lyricist *

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– producer, composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, engineer, studio personnel *Steph Jones – composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocalist, *Todd Norman – assistant recording engineer, studio personnel *James Royo – mixer, studio personnel

References

External links

* {{Bea Miller 2017 singles 2017 songs Hollywood Records singles Bea Miller songs Songs written by Ido Zmishlany Songs written by Steph Jones Songs written by Bea Miller Songs with feminist themes