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All in My Head (Flex)

March 01, 2023

"All in My Head (Flex)" is a song recorded by American group Fifth Harmony, featuring vocals by rapper Fetty Wap, for their second studio album, 7/27 (2016), which was released on May 27, 2016. It was produced by Stargate and Brian Garcia with additional production by Sir Nolan. Musically, "All in My Head (Flex)" is a reggae-trap song backed by synths, percussion, and guitar, containing an interpolation of the 1992 song "Flex" by Mad Cobra. The song was released as second single after a special encore performance on Xfinity following the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016. The single was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 31, 2016.

"All in My Head (Flex)"
Single by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap
from the album 7/27
ReleasedMay 31, 2016
Studio
GenreReggae-trap
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Fifth Harmony singles chronology
"Work from Home"
(2016) 		"All in My Head (Flex)"
(2016) 		"That's My Girl"
(2016)
Fetty Wap singles chronology
"Wake Up"
(2016) 		"All in My Head (Flex)"
(2016) 		"My Environment"
(2016)
Music video
"All in My Head (Flex)" on YouTube

Commercially, the song reached number 24 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached the top 40 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. To promote the song, the group performed on the season 22 finale of Dancing with the Stars. The song's accompanying music video, set on a tropical beach, was directed by Director X and premiered on the Vevo platform on June 23, 2016. "All in My Head (Flex)" won the category Song of Summer at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[1]

Production and composition

 
Rapper Fetty Wap (pictured) appears on the song as a featured artist. The line, "I want you to come flex with me, baby" is reminiscent of his own song "Again".[2][3]

Prior to the release of their second studio album 7/27, Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane shared her thoughts on her favorite album track "All in My Head (Flex)" on Instagram: "The vibe and rhythm to this I feel represents me best as a South Pacific Islander [...] This is just one of those feel-good songs that you can't help but jam to, no matter where you're at or who you're with!"[4] "All in My Head (Flex)" was written by Fifth Harmony's members,[5][6][7] with Stargate, Benny Blanco, Fetty Wap, Tory Lanez, Sir Nolan, Julia Michaels, and Brian Garcia. The song was recorded by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Miles Walker and Mike Anderson at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Hide Out Studios in London, England. Singer Victoria Monét produced the group's vocals. Mixing was done Phil Tan at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center with assistance from Daniela Rivera. Eriksen and Hermansen provided all the instrumentation.[8] The group debuted the song during a performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016. It was released on digital platforms after the performance as an instant gratification track to accompany digital pre-orders of 7/27.[9] The song was serviced to rhythmic format radio stations in the United States on May 31, 2016.[10] and was selected as an impacting song on contemporary hit radio on June 14, 2016.[11][12]

Musically, "All In My Head (Flex)" is a reggae-trap song.[13][14] The song is three minutes and thirty-seconds in length[15] and samples the song "Flex" by Jamaican musician Mad Cobra which itself interpolated elements of The Temptations' "Just My Imagination".[16] Its instrumentation consists of guitar,[17] percussion, synthesized Finger snapping snaps and synths[18] creating an electronic-reggae beat.[19] The song opens with Hansen singing the chorus featuring guitar chords and crisp clicks.[17] Following the rap performed by Fetty Wap, Ally Brooke belts out the first verse: "Curtains like waves closing in all around us, dimming the lights just so that they don't blind us," backed by the percussion and guitar chords.[20] Concerning his collaboration on "All in My Head (Flex)", Fetty Wap told Billboard that during the recording, his voice "wasn't as mature as it is now" and described it as "impossible" to perform on stage; "Like, I smoke way too much now. No more high-range. If you were actually to hear the first version to that song, I do not sound anything like that. It was way high up there. So when we changed everything I was like I don't think they going to like it because it felt like I took the energy from it. But they were like we love it, we rocking with it."[21]

Critical reception

Peter Meister of website Sputnikmusic described the song as "sassy and badass, Fetty Wap flexes his muscle with might within the funky, glowing synths crashing with the industrialized percussion which breaks free and explodes at all angles".[22] In a brief album review, the New York Post noted the song has "a jaunty electronic reggae-ish beat".[19] Digital Spy's Lewis Corner described the song as having an "urban-pop undertone, which is brought to life with light reggae guitar plucks and crisp clicks".[17] Christopher R. Weingarter of Rolling Stone felt that the Caribbean rhythms hinted at in Reflection's track "Them Girls Be Like" "burst forth" in "All In My Head (Flex)" and "Gonna Get Better".[23] USA Today's Maeve McDermott gave the song a positive review writing: "With reggae upstrokes, a swaggering chorus and a welcome Fetty Wap feature, "All In My Head" is summertime in a song."[24]

Describing the song as "reggaeton-inflected" the Los Angeles Times Gerrick D. Kennedy believed that "All In My Head (Flex)", as well as another 7/27 track, "Not That Kinda Girl," "are the album's most infectious offerings".[25] Spin's editor, Brian Josephs, complimented the song's reggae production and the group's sensual performance; however, he had a negative view of Fetty Wap's appearance commenting that the rapper "fails to come off here as much more than Default Guest Rapper".[26] However, Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic felt that "All In My Head (Flex) brings in the most exuberant rapper of our times, Fetty Wap, to very catchy effect."[27]

Commercial performance

"All in My Head (Flex)" debuted at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 9, 2016,[28][29] and in the same week the song climbed from the number 32 to the number 26 on the Mainstream Top 40. Following the release of its accompanying music video, the song rose from number 78 to number 40 on the Hot 100 prompted by a 115% sales increase with 17,000 downloads sold. In its new position, the song had a radio audience of 24 million - a 42% increase, and it also debuted at number 32 on the Streaming Songs chart with 7.1 million streams in the United States (up 112% percent).[30] For the week ending August 6, 2016, the song climbed from number 37 to number 29 on the Hot 100, giving the group its third top 30 song.[31] The song peaked at number 24 on the chart dated August 20, 2016. It has sold over 1 million equivalent units in the United States and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[32]

The song debuted at number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending July 16, 2016.[33] In its ninth charting week, the song jumped one position peaking at 21 on the chart.[34] In Australia, it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 66 on the chart dated June 4, 2016,[35] and peaked at number 19 on the chart.[36] The song debuted at number 35 on the New Zealand Singles Chart for the week ending June 20, 2016, and peaked at number 8.[37] It debuted at number 82 on the United Kingdom's Official Singles Chart issued for July 8, 2016,[38] and peaked number 25.[39]

Music video

Background

The music video, directed by Director X, was filmed in Malibu, California on May 17, 2016.[40][41] Critics commented on the summer scenery of the video. Gil Kaufman from Billboard said that the group is "dancing and serving up their best surfside poses while singing the reggae-tinged song on a picturesque beach".[42] Commenting on the video's integration of the track's themes, Anna Gaca of Spin wrote the video "takes the song's reggae-tinged vibe to its natural conclusion with a sun-kissed, oceanside party and, naturally, an appearance by guest star Fetty Wap".[14] As of October 2021, the video has over 430 million views on YouTube.[43]

Synopsis

 
The video, filmed in Malibu, California, drew commentary from critics for its summer visuals and song's matching lyrical content.

The video begins with cinematic black bars expanding to reveal the scenery, which is set in a beach. Individual takes of the girls are shown momentarily as Dinah Jane sings the chorus. The camera shifts to Fetty Wap, who is sitting down in a chair with a guitar next to him. As he sings, the girls are seen dancing in the water, with Lauren Jauregui kicking the water as the video goes into a slow-motion take for less than a second. Several scenes include Normani alone in a rock cliff, a close-up of Dinah singing and a shot of the girls together near the water.

Ally Brooke then sings as she lays in the sand, moving sensually as an attractive man comes out of the water towards her. The camera fades to Lauren, who sings the bridge as she stands next to a background of rocks, as a take of another man is shown. The group is then scattered in different spots standing in a large rock formation, where shots of Dinah alone are spliced as she sings the chorus. Normani shares the chorus, as she sings on top of the rock cliff, shown earlier in the video. Camila Cabello seductively lays down and grabs her hair, in similarity to Ally. Several men approach the girls as they arrive in a convertible Jeep Wrangler. They greet and socialize with each other.

The scene changes to a beach-like bar equipped with cabanas and sand scattered through the floor. Each girl is dressed in beach draps and dance with a man as the scene interchanges with Fetty Wap's rap verse. A product placement for the app Friendable with the group's invitation is shown. The girls perform a dance routine in-sync as Normani and Dinah are shown individually dancing near a rock and on the sand. The video ends with each making a pose as the cinematic black bars close.

Live performances

The group performed the song for the first time on television on May 22, 2016, during a special encore performance on Xfinity following the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, where they also performed "Work from Home".[44] During the show, the group performed wearing white outfits with Cuban flags in the background.[44] On May 24, 2016, the group performed the song on the season 22 finale of Dancing with the Stars on a Carnival-inspired set.[45][9] The quintet also performed the single on June 13, 2016, on the iHeartRadio Honda Stage in Los Angeles.[46] While promoting in Australia, they performed the song on the Grand Finale of the fifth season of The Voice, and on Sunrise.[47][48]

Track listing

Digital download – single[49]

  1. "All in My Head (Flex)" (featuring Fetty Wap) – 3:30

US CD single[50]

  1. "All in My Head (Flex)" (featuring Fetty Wap; super clean) – 3:30
  2. "All in My Head (Flex)" (featuring Fetty Wap) – 3:30
  3. "All in My Head (Flex)" (no Rap) – 2:53
  4. "All in My Head (Flex)" (Instrumental) – 3:30

Personnel and credits

Recording

  • Recorded at Westlake Studios (Los Angeles), Windmark Recording (Santa Monica, California) and The Hide Out Studios (London, England)
  • Mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (Atlanta, California)
  • Mastered at The Mastering Place (New York City)

Sample

  • Contains a portion of the composition "Flex" written by Ewart Brown, Clifton Dillon, Richard Foulks, Herbert Harris, Daniel Gonzalez and Handel Tucker and performed by Mad Cobra

Personnel

Credits adapted from 7/27's liner notes.[8]

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for "All in My Head (Flex)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[82] Platinum 70,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[83] Platinum 80,000 
Italy (FIMI)[84] Gold 25,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[85] Gold 30,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[86] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[87] Gold 400,000 
United States (RIAA)[88] Platinum 1,000,000 

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "All in My Head (Flex)"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 31, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary
[10]
June 14, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [11]

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All in My Head Flex is a song recorded by American group Fifth Harmony featuring vocals by rapper Fetty Wap for their second studio album 7 27 2016 which was released on May 27 2016 It was produced by Stargate and Brian Garcia with additional production by Sir Nolan Musically All in My Head Flex is a reggae trap song backed by synths percussion and guitar containing an interpolation of the 1992 song Flex by Mad Cobra The song was released as second single after a special encore performance on Xfinity following the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22 2016 The single was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 31 2016 All in My Head Flex Single by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wapfrom the album 7 27ReleasedMay 31 2016StudioWestlake Los Angeles The Hide Out London UK Windmark Santa Monica California GenreReggae trapLength3 30LabelEpic SycoSongwriter s Mikkel Eriksen Tor Hermansen Benjamin Levin Willie Maxwell II Skye Sweetnam Daystar Peterson Nolan Lambroza Julia Michaels Brian Garcia Ewart Brown Clifton Dillon Richard Foulks Karla Estrabao Lauren Jauregui Normani Kordei Hamilton Dinah Jane Hansen Ally Brooke Hernandez Herbert Harris Leroy Romans Lowell Dunbar Brian Thompson Handel TuckerProducer s Stargate GarciaFifth Harmony singles chronology Work from Home 2016 All in My Head Flex 2016 That s My Girl 2016 Fetty Wap singles chronology Wake Up 2016 All in My Head Flex 2016 My Environment 2016 Music video All in My Head Flex on YouTubeCommercially the song reached number 24 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 The song also reached the top 40 in Australia New Zealand the United Kingdom Canada and Ireland To promote the song the group performed on the season 22 finale of Dancing with the Stars The song s accompanying music video set on a tropical beach was directed by Director X and premiered on the Vevo platform on June 23 2016 All in My Head Flex won the category Song of Summer at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 1 Contents 1 Production and composition 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Music video 4 1 Background 4 2 Synopsis 5 Live performances 6 Track listing 7 Personnel and credits 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 References 12 External linksProduction and composition Edit Rapper Fetty Wap pictured appears on the song as a featured artist The line I want you to come flex with me baby is reminiscent of his own song Again 2 3 Prior to the release of their second studio album 7 27 Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane shared her thoughts on her favorite album track All in My Head Flex on Instagram The vibe and rhythm to this I feel represents me best as a South Pacific Islander This is just one of those feel good songs that you can t help but jam to no matter where you re at or who you re with 4 All in My Head Flex was written by Fifth Harmony s members 5 6 7 with Stargate Benny Blanco Fetty Wap Tory Lanez Sir Nolan Julia Michaels and Brian Garcia The song was recorded by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Miles Walker and Mike Anderson at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Hide Out Studios in London England Singer Victoria Monet produced the group s vocals Mixing was done Phil Tan at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center with assistance from Daniela Rivera Eriksen and Hermansen provided all the instrumentation 8 The group debuted the song during a performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22 2016 It was released on digital platforms after the performance as an instant gratification track to accompany digital pre orders of 7 27 9 The song was serviced to rhythmic format radio stations in the United States on May 31 2016 10 and was selected as an impacting song on contemporary hit radio on June 14 2016 11 12 Musically All In My Head Flex is a reggae trap song 13 14 The song is three minutes and thirty seconds in length 15 and samples the song Flex by Jamaican musician Mad Cobra which itself interpolated elements of The Temptations Just My Imagination 16 Its instrumentation consists of guitar 17 percussion synthesized Finger snapping snaps and synths 18 creating an electronic reggae beat 19 The song opens with Hansen singing the chorus featuring guitar chords and crisp clicks 17 Following the rap performed by Fetty Wap Ally Brooke belts out the first verse Curtains like waves closing in all around us dimming the lights just so that they don t blind us backed by the percussion and guitar chords 20 Concerning his collaboration on All in My Head Flex Fetty Wap told Billboard that during the recording his voice wasn t as mature as it is now and described it as impossible to perform on stage Like I smoke way too much now No more high range If you were actually to hear the first version to that song I do not sound anything like that It was way high up there So when we changed everything I was like I don t think they going to like it because it felt like I took the energy from it But they were like we love it we rocking with it 21 Critical reception EditPeter Meister of website Sputnikmusic described the song as sassy and badass Fetty Wap flexes his muscle with might within the funky glowing synths crashing with the industrialized percussion which breaks free and explodes at all angles 22 In a brief album review the New York Post noted the song has a jaunty electronic reggae ish beat 19 Digital Spy s Lewis Corner described the song as having an urban pop undertone which is brought to life with light reggae guitar plucks and crisp clicks 17 Christopher R Weingarter of Rolling Stone felt that the Caribbean rhythms hinted at in Reflection s track Them Girls Be Like burst forth in All In My Head Flex and Gonna Get Better 23 USA Today s Maeve McDermott gave the song a positive review writing With reggae upstrokes a swaggering chorus and a welcome Fetty Wap feature All In My Head is summertime in a song 24 Describing the song as reggaeton inflected the Los Angeles Times Gerrick D Kennedy believed that All In My Head Flex as well as another 7 27 track Not That Kinda Girl are the album s most infectious offerings 25 Spin s editor Brian Josephs complimented the song s reggae production and the group s sensual performance however he had a negative view of Fetty Wap s appearance commenting that the rapper fails to come off here as much more than Default Guest Rapper 26 However Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic felt that All In My Head Flex brings in the most exuberant rapper of our times Fetty Wap to very catchy effect 27 Commercial performance Edit All in My Head Flex debuted at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 9 2016 28 29 and in the same week the song climbed from the number 32 to the number 26 on the Mainstream Top 40 Following the release of its accompanying music video the song rose from number 78 to number 40 on the Hot 100 prompted by a 115 sales increase with 17 000 downloads sold In its new position the song had a radio audience of 24 million a 42 increase and it also debuted at number 32 on the Streaming Songs chart with 7 1 million streams in the United States up 112 percent 30 For the week ending August 6 2016 the song climbed from number 37 to number 29 on the Hot 100 giving the group its third top 30 song 31 The song peaked at number 24 on the chart dated August 20 2016 It has sold over 1 million equivalent units in the United States and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America 32 The song debuted at number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week ending July 16 2016 33 In its ninth charting week the song jumped one position peaking at 21 on the chart 34 In Australia it entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number 66 on the chart dated June 4 2016 35 and peaked at number 19 on the chart 36 The song debuted at number 35 on the New Zealand Singles Chart for the week ending June 20 2016 and peaked at number 8 37 It debuted at number 82 on the United Kingdom s Official Singles Chart issued for July 8 2016 38 and peaked number 25 39 Music video EditBackground Edit The music video directed by Director X was filmed in Malibu California on May 17 2016 40 41 Critics commented on the summer scenery of the video Gil Kaufman from Billboard said that the group is dancing and serving up their best surfside poses while singing the reggae tinged song on a picturesque beach 42 Commenting on the video s integration of the track s themes Anna Gaca of Spin wrote the video takes the song s reggae tinged vibe to its natural conclusion with a sun kissed oceanside party and naturally an appearance by guest star Fetty Wap 14 As of October 2021 the video has over 430 million views on YouTube 43 Synopsis Edit The video filmed in Malibu California drew commentary from critics for its summer visuals and song s matching lyrical content The video begins with cinematic black bars expanding to reveal the scenery which is set in a beach Individual takes of the girls are shown momentarily as Dinah Jane sings the chorus The camera shifts to Fetty Wap who is sitting down in a chair with a guitar next to him As he sings the girls are seen dancing in the water with Lauren Jauregui kicking the water as the video goes into a slow motion take for less than a second Several scenes include Normani alone in a rock cliff a close up of Dinah singing and a shot of the girls together near the water Ally Brooke then sings as she lays in the sand moving sensually as an attractive man comes out of the water towards her The camera fades to Lauren who sings the bridge as she stands next to a background of rocks as a take of another man is shown The group is then scattered in different spots standing in a large rock formation where shots of Dinah alone are spliced as she sings the chorus Normani shares the chorus as she sings on top of the rock cliff shown earlier in the video Camila Cabello seductively lays down and grabs her hair in similarity to Ally Several men approach the girls as they arrive in a convertible Jeep Wrangler They greet and socialize with each other The scene changes to a beach like bar equipped with cabanas and sand scattered through the floor Each girl is dressed in beach draps and dance with a man as the scene interchanges with Fetty Wap s rap verse A product placement for the app Friendable with the group s invitation is shown The girls perform a dance routine in sync as Normani and Dinah are shown individually dancing near a rock and on the sand The video ends with each making a pose as the cinematic black bars close Live performances EditThe group performed the song for the first time on television on May 22 2016 during a special encore performance on Xfinity following the 2016 Billboard Music Awards where they also performed Work from Home 44 During the show the group performed wearing white outfits with Cuban flags in the background 44 On May 24 2016 the group performed the song on the season 22 finale of Dancing with the Stars on a Carnival inspired set 45 9 The quintet also performed the single on June 13 2016 on the iHeartRadio Honda Stage in Los Angeles 46 While promoting in Australia they performed the song on the Grand Finale of the fifth season of The Voice and on Sunrise 47 48 Track listing EditDigital download single 49 All in My Head Flex featuring Fetty Wap 3 30US CD single 50 All in My Head Flex featuring Fetty Wap super clean 3 30 All in My Head Flex featuring Fetty Wap 3 30 All in My Head Flex no Rap 2 53 All in My Head Flex Instrumental 3 30Personnel and credits EditRecording Recorded at Westlake Studios Los Angeles Windmark Recording Santa Monica California and The Hide Out Studios London England Mixed at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center Atlanta California Mastered at The Mastering Place New York City Sample Contains a portion of the composition Flex written by Ewart Brown Clifton Dillon Richard Foulks Herbert Harris Daniel Gonzalez and Handel Tucker and performed by Mad CobraPersonnel Mikkel Storleer Eriksen production instrumentation recording Tor Erik Hermansen production instrumentation Willie Maxwell featured artist songwriter Brian Garcia production Victoria Monet vocal production Ally Brooke vocals Camila Cabello vocals Dinah Jane Hansen vocals Lauren Jauregui vocals Normani vocals Mike Anderson recording Miles Walker recording Phil Tan mixing Daniela Rivera mixing assistant Jason Golberg recording assistant Dave Kutch masteringCredits adapted from 7 27 s liner notes 8 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for All in My Head Flex Chart 2016 2017 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 51 19Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 52 46Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 53 13Canada Canadian Hot 100 54 21Canada CHR Top 40 Billboard 55 14Canada Hot AC Billboard 56 40Czech Republic Radio Top 100 57 47Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 58 43Hungary Radios Top 40 59 9Ireland IRMA 60 27Italy FIMI 61 66Japan Japan Hot 100 62 98Netherlands Dutch Top 40 63 24Netherlands Single Top 100 64 42New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 65 8Portugal AFP 66 47Scotland OCC 67 25Slovakia Radio Top 100 68 67Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 69 50Spain PROMUSICAE 70 90Sweden Heatseeker Sverigetopplistan 71 4UK Singles OCC 72 25US Billboard Hot 100 73 24US Adult Top 40 Billboard 74 40US Dance Club Songs Billboard 75 45US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 76 22US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 77 11US Rhythmic Billboard 78 9 Year end charts Edit 2016 year end chart performance for All in My Head Flex Chart 2016 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 79 15Canada Canadian Hot 100 80 74US Billboard Hot 100 81 93Certifications EditSales certifications for All in My Head Flex Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 82 Platinum 70 000 Canada Music Canada 83 Platinum 80 000 Italy FIMI 84 Gold 25 000 Mexico AMPROFON 85 Gold 30 000 New Zealand RMNZ 86 Gold 7 500 United Kingdom BPI 87 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 88 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates for All in My Head Flex Country Date Format Label Ref United States May 31 2016 Rhythmic contemporary EpicSyco 10 June 14 2016 Contemporary hit radio 11 References Edit Fifth Harmony s All In My Head Flex Wins Song of the Summer at the VMAs Time August 28 2016 Retrieved March 23 2017 7 Fetty Wap Collaborations You Might Not Know Billboard June 26 2016 Retrieved March 23 2017 McDermott Maeve May 27 2016 Fifth Harmony s 7 27 The 6 essential songs USA Today Retrieved March 23 2017 Fifth Harmony Enlists Missy Elliott Fetty Wap amp Ty Dolla Sign for 7 27 Rap Up April 29 2016 Retrieved June 21 2016 Everything You Need to Know about Fifth Harmony s Next Album MTV Fifth Harmony 7 27 Review Entertainment Weekly May 26 2016 Retrieved May 9 2017 Fifth Harmony Enlists Missy Elliott Fetty Wap amp Ty Dolla ign For 7 27 Rap Up April 29 2016 Retrieved May 9 2017 a b 7 27 CD Fifth Harmony Syco Music Epic Records 2016 p 4 88985310772 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