MNEK has released an extremely interesting lil’ video recalling the making of the nation’s number one single, Sweet Melody by Little Mix.

The serial hitmaker was involved in the writing and production of the track, which was originally intended for Demi Lovato; and posted an 8-minute clip to Insta over the weekend, detailing how the vocals were put together.

Key takeaways: most of it was done last January, with all four members recording the “do-do-do-do-do-do” bits before it was “unanimously” decided that Jesy’s should be used; there was no bridge or middle-8 until the summer when the song was finally finished; and MNEK’s personal favourite ad-lib is the bit where Leigh goes “sing! me! sweet! mel! odies! yeah!” over the final chorus.

Highly recommended viewing for any self-respecting pop stan: