Red Flags (song)

For other songs, see Red flag (disambiguation) § Songs. Not to be confused with Red Flag (song).
"Red Flags"
Single by Mimi Webb
from the album Amelia
Released13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
Length2:24
LabelEpic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Cirkut
  • Connor McDonough
  • Ryan Daly
Mimi Webb singles chronology
"Ghost of You"
(2022) 		"Red Flags"
(2023) 		"Freezing"
(2023)
Music video
"Red Flags" on YouTube

"Red Flags" is a song by British singer Mimi Webb from her debut studio album Amelia.[1] It was released on 13 January 2023 through Epic Records as the third single from the album. The song debuted at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, later rising to a peak of number twelve.[2]

Production

The song was co-produced by Cirkut (real name Henry Walter), who had also worked with Webb on her previous single, "Ghost of You".[3] Webb also revealed in an interview with the Official Charts Company that she "wrote [the song] with Connor McDonough, Riley McDonough, Toby McDonough, CASTLE, and Ryan Daly [Cirkut also helped produce and co-write the track]. We wrote it at the end of last summer. We did a lot of really sick songs that are on the album."[3]

Composition and lyrics

According to the Official Charts Company, the main theme of the song is "Mimi [beginning] to wonder why she's staying in a situation she should be well shot of" and seeing how "those red flags can actually seem a bit green".

Webb herself describes it as a "revenge song", saying "I was very in love, I think sometimes you want what you can't have. It can be really challenging and you have to have such a discipline to walk away. For me, I look back at our old conversations and, honestly, that person was really trying to get me to get break up with them. I didn't even see it! I thought it was all green flags."[3]

Live performances

Webb made several guest appearances on TV shows to promote the single, performing live on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 10 February 2023[4] She also appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the song on 16 January 2023.[5] Following the release of her album, Amelia, Webb featured in the "End of the Show Show" on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, aired live on Saturday 4 March 2023, performing '"Red Flags".[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Red Flags"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 42
Czech Republic Airplay (ČNS IFPI)[8] 19
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 33
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 12
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[11] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 12
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 31
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 28

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Red Flags"
Chart (2023) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 88

Certifications

Certifications for "Red Flags"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Catharina (3 February 2023). "Mimi Webb's IRL Situationship Inspired "Red Flags"". Bustle. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ Griffiths, George (10 February 2023). "Miley Cyrus scores month-long stint at Number 1 with Flowers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Griffiths, George (13 January 2023). "Mimi Webb on her fiery new single Red Flags: "No-one would want this song written about them!"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ Kettle, Emilia (10 February 2023). "Find out who's on The Graham Norton Show tonight". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ Cantor, Brian (16 January 2023). "Mimi Webb Takes The Stage, Hugh Jackman Chats On "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" (Early Look)". Headline Planet. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ Duke, Simon (4 March 2023). "ITV's Ant and Dec hit with Saturday Night Takeaway 'ban' by defiant guest". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Canada CHR/Top 40 Chart: April 1, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI – CZ Radio – Top 100 – 37. týden 2023" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart on 14/4/2023 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of March 1, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 17/3/2023 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay Chart: March 25, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Pop Airplay Chart: April 1, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  16. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart – 2023". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Mimi Webb – Red Flags". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Red Flags Mimi Webb in the "Search:" field.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flags_(Mimi_Webb_song)