Little Mix's 'Shout Out To My Ex' Accused Of Sounding A Lot Like G.R.L.'s 'Ugly Heart'

'Shout Out To Ugly Heart.'

Little Mix may have won rave reviews for their debut performance of ‘Shout Out To My Ex’, but one aspect of the song has already come under fire.

Specifically, the track’s similarities to the G.R.L. hit ‘Ugly Heart’.

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Soon after Little Mix’s latest song debuted, fans were quick to point out how much the chorus of ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ reminded them of ‘Ugly Heart’.

That Little Mix song is a massive rip off of Ugly Heart by GRL.

— JIMBO AGOGO (@jimboagogo) October 16, 2016

LOVING Shout out to my Ex, but is it just me that thinks it sounds like Ugly Heart by GRL? #XFactor

— Hayley Minn (@hayleyminn) October 16, 2016

But that was #UglyHeart wasn't it? I'm not even vexed though because Ugly Heart is one of the greatest songs of the decade #ShoutOutToMyEx

— A* (@husseybyname) October 16, 2016

Hey @littlemix, love ur new track, but the chorus is basically @grl's Ugly Heart right?! pic.twitter.com/hqi4i08gzN

— FrankEE (@FrankEElicious) October 16, 2016

little mix's new single sounds like ugly heart? oh bitch it's war

— zach (@sighzach) October 16, 2016

The new little mix song is pretty much Ugly Heart 🙃but it's incredible!

— MARTYN (@MatMac77) October 16, 2016

I really like the new Little Mix song because I'm actually a really big fan of Ugly Heart

— repeatt🎃fade (@repeattofade) October 16, 2016

It's shocking how much the new Little Mix sounds like GRL's Ugly Heart. Even worse than when Wonderwall copied Life Got Cold note for note.

— James (@jrawson) October 17, 2016

Little Mix's new single is literally Ugly Heart 2.0 but I'm okay with it cos it's really good

— liam a. (@AUSTENLIAM) October 16, 2016

Little Mix's new single "Shout Out to My Ex" sounds identical to G.R.L.'s "Ugly Heart". I smell a lawsuit.

— Steven (@stevencbe) October 16, 2016

So Little Mix's new song is basically GRL's Ugly Heart #ShoutoutToMyEx

— Joshua (@JoshuaTindall) October 16, 2016

This didn’t go unnoticed by G.RL. themselves, who promptly threw up a message to Little Mix to let them know that they’d been clocked.

Of course, don’t just take our word for it (and the word of a load of people on Twitter) - have a listen to the two tracks, and let us know whether you think G.R.L. have been ripped off below...

‘Shout Out To My Ex’ previously raised eyebrows when excerpts of the song’s lyrics were leaked last week, particularly as they appeared to relate to Perrie Edwards’ much-publicised break-up with her ex-fiancé Zayn Malik.

When asked about this in an interview, Perrie admitted she’d not asked her ex for his approval before recording the song, with Jesy Nelson adding that she didn’t feel he “deserved” a heads up.

‘Shout Out To My Ex’, the lead single from the girls’ fourth album ‘Glory Days’, is available to download now.

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