Shout Out to My Ex – English Lyrics

• By: Little Mix
• Album: Between Us

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of English pop with Little Mix's 'Shout Out to My Ex'! This infectious anthem of independence and resilience is a fantastic resource for language learners. You'll pick up contemporary vocabulary and expressions related to breakups, self-empowerment, and moving forward, all within a catchy and relatable narrative. Its clear storytelling and confident tone make it a special song for understanding modern conversational English and emotional expression.

[English]

♪ This is a shout out to my ex ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ Heard he in love with some other chick ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, that hurt me, I'll admit ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ Forget that boy, I'm over it ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ I hope she gettin' better sex ♪

♪ Hope she ain't fakin' it like I did, babe ♪

♪ Took four long years to call it quits ♪

♪ Forget that boy, I'm over it ♪

♪ Guess I should say thank you ♪

♪ For the "hate yous" and the tattoos ♪

♪ Oh baby, I'm cool by the way ♪

♪ Ain't sure I loved you anyway ♪

♪ Go 'head, babe, I'ma live my life ♪

♪ My life, yeah ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, I'm all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, I'm all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Ah, ah ♪

♪ Oh, I deleted all your pics ♪

♪ Then blocked your number from my phone, mm ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, you took all you could get ♪

♪ But you ain't gettin' this love no more ♪

♪ 'Cause now I'm living so legit ♪

♪ So legit ♪

♪ Even though you broke my heart in two, baby ♪

♪ But I snapped right back, I'm so brand new, baby ♪

♪ I'm so brand new ♪

♪ Boy, read my lips, I'm over you ♪

♪ Over you, uh ♪

♪ Guess I should say thank you ♪

♪ For the "hate yous" and the tattoos ♪

♪ Oh baby, I'm cool by the way ♪

♪ Ain't sure I loved you anyway ♪

♪ Go 'head, babe, I'ma live my life ♪

♪ My life, yeah ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, I'm all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, I'm all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-oh, ooh-ooh-oh ♪

♪ You'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-oh, ooh-ooh-oh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-oh, yeah ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You're quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, I'm all the way up, ♪

♪ I swear you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ You'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Shout out to my ex, you're really quite the man ♪

♪ You made my heart break and that made me who I am ♪

♪ Here's to my ex, hey, look at me now ♪

♪ Won't you just look at me now ♪

♪ Well, I'm, all the way up ♪

♪ I swear you'll never, you'll never bring me down ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Yeah, hey, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, nah, nah ♪

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ You'll never bring me down ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shout /ʃaʊt/ B1	verb - to say loudly
ex /ɛks/ B1	noun - former partner or thing
love /lʌv/ A2	verb - to feel deep affection
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to confess or acknowledge
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
over /ˈoʊvər/ A2	adjective/preposition - finished, done
rule /ruːl/ B1	verb - to dominate or control
make /meɪk/ A2	verb - to cause to become or to produce
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
break /breɪk/ A2	verb - to separate into pieces
live /lɪv/ A2	verb - to be alive or to reside somewhere
brand /brænd/ B2	noun - a type of product or company name
phone /foʊn/ A2	noun - device for communication

Key Grammar Structures

• Heard he **in love with** some other chick

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression / Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "in love with" is a common idiom used to express strong romantic feelings for someone.

• Hope she **ain't fakin' it like I did**, babe

  ➔ Informal Negation and Comparative Clause

  ➔ "ain't" is an informal contraction for "is not," "are not," "has not," "have not." "like I did" is a comparative clause showing how the current situation relates to a past action.

• Took four long years **to call it quits**

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose and Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The infinitive "to call it quits" explains the purpose or result of the "four long years." "call it quits" is an idiom meaning to end a relationship or activity.

• Guess I **should say thank you**

  ➔ Modal Verb "should" for Recommendation/Advice

  ➔ "should" is used here to suggest an appropriate or advisable action, implying a sense of obligation or expectation.

• You **made my heart break** and that **made me who I am**

  ➔ Causative Verb "make" + Bare Infinitive / Relative Clause

  ➔ "made my heart break" uses "make" as a causative verb followed by a bare infinitive ("break"). "who I am" is a relative clause acting as a noun phrase, describing the speaker's identity.

• I swear you'll **never bring me down**

  ➔ Future Simple (will) for Strong Promise/Prediction + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "you'll never bring me down" uses "will" to express a strong, definite promise or prediction about the future. "bring down" is a phrasal verb meaning to cause someone to feel unhappy or lose confidence.

• Then **blocked your number from my phone**, mm

  ➔ Phrasal Verb with Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "blocked... from" indicates the action of preventing something from reaching or being used on a device. It's a common structure for digital actions.

• **Even though** you broke my heart in two, baby

  ➔ Conjunction "even though" for Concession

  ➔ "Even though" is used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement seem surprising or unexpected. It shows a contrast between two ideas.

• But I **snapped right back**, I'm so brand new, baby

  ➔ Phrasal Verb + Adverb for Emphasis

  ➔ "snapped back" is a phrasal verb meaning to quickly recover from a difficult situation. "right back" emphasizes the immediacy of the recovery.

• Well, I'm, I'm **all the way up**

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "all the way up" is an idiom meaning to be very successful, at the peak of one's game, or feeling extremely good.