But part of what Fifth Harmony has come to be known for is irresistible beats and messages of empowerment, and unfortunately "Down" has neither. Not every song is going to knock it out of the park. And then it only gets tougher when the group dynamic changes, so I get it. It's tricky to replicate the success of smash hits like "Work From Home", " That's My Girl," and "Bo$$" on a normal day. The group began working on their debut EP, Better Together. Fifth Harmony is an American five-piece girl group, consisting of members Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and formerly Camila Cabello. The group revealed on Tuesday that their new single, Down, will drop on Friday, June 2. Fifth Harmony has recorded songs for three studio albums, entitled Reflection (2015), 7/27 (2016) and Fifth Harmony (2017). Which, to be honest, makes perfect sense, because Fifth Harmony has set the bar high. Fifth Harmony teased their first single without former group member Camilla Cabello. The melody is fun but not memorable, the lyrics just so-so, and, all in all, I'm not blown away.
The song never quite crosses over into banger territory, instead staying safe in the middle. An early lyric pledges, "There ain't no kinda situation / where I wouldn't cross a line for you," but it's a promise that goes largely unfulfilled.
The track, which features Gucci Mane, starts out encouragingly, but never quite gets going. Maybe what's missing is Cabello, who departed the group in December after four years years and two albums. "Down" was released on Friday, and, while it does have that same signature 5H sound, it's definitely missing something in my ears. And it was just time to sing my story and sing words that were coming from my heart as opposed to words that people were writing for us.I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Fifth Harmony's first single without Camila Cabello is lacking that extra something, in my opinion.
The release comes just two weeks after Camila, 20, dropped solo single 'Crying in the Club' and teased her next outing 'I Have Questions' from her solo record 'The Hurting, The Healing, The Loving'.Ĭamila recently admitted that she knew it was time to leave the group when she started to believe she had her own voice and wanted to "singer her own story".Īsked when she knew it was time to depart the band, she said: "I think it happened to me as I was discovering my voice as an artist. We've literally been vibing out to our own album." And this is the first time personally that I've vibed out and turned on Fifth Harmony on my own because I love the songs so much.
"You'll hear our growth and maturity reflected in the music we're creating. We're not even the same people we were two months ago. She said: "We're not the same people we were a year ago. She's hereeeee D O W N (sic)."Īnd Normani recently insisted that their new material is some of the best Fifth Harmony have ever done. HOPE YOU LOVE IT #5HDOWN," while Dinah wrote: "well well well. The girl group, which is now comprised of Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui, released new track 'Down', featuring Gucci Mane, their first since Camila abruptly quit the group in December, on Friday (02.06.17).Īlly tweeted: "! It's finally here.