“Break Up Song” is the lead single off of Little Mix’s sixth studio album Confetti. The ‘80s inspired, Dance-Pop track serves as a farewell to an ex-partner, similar topic to their 2016 hit single “Shout Out to My Ex,” from their Glory Days album.

On March 12, the British girlband unveiled the music video for fan-favorite track “Wasabi,” which they filmed backstage of LM5: The Tour. It ends with a copy of LM5 falling over, with confetti flying before the screen goes black and a message reading “new era pending,” signalling the end of the LM5 era.

On March 20, Little Mix’s social media accounts posted a cryptic video titled “New Era Pending,” and the clip seemingly contains a short snippet of the track. Two weeks earlier, the girls told POPLine that they were almost finished with their sixth studio project. Two days later, the band introduced the fans to their first Instagram face filter, which out of the blue included the potential title of the upcoming track.

On March 23, the title of the cut and its official release date, March 27, were officialy announced. Two days later, its third snippet was shared by the group via TikTok.