
Weingarter of Rolling Stone felt that the Caribbean rhythms hinted at in Reflection's track "Them Girls Be Like" "burst forth" in "All In My Head (Flex)" and "Gonna Get Better". Digital Spy's Lewis Corner described the song as having an " urban-pop undertone, which is brought to life with light reggae guitar plucks and crisp clicks". In a brief album review, the New York Post noted the song has "a jaunty electronic reggae-ish beat".
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Peter Meister of website Sputnikmusic described the song as "sassy and badass, Fetty Wap flexes his muscle with might within the funky, glowing synths crashing with the industrialized percussion which breaks free and explodes at all angles". But they were like we love it, we rocking with it." Critical reception So when we changed everything I was like I don't think they going to like it because it felt like I took the energy from it. If you were actually to hear the first version to that song, I do not sound anything like that. Concerning his collaboration on "All in My Head (Flex)", Fetty Wap told Billboard that during the recording, his voice "wasn't as mature as it is now" and described it as "impossible" to perform on stage "Like, I smoke way too much now. Following the rap performed by Fetty Wap, Ally Brooke belts out the first verse: "Curtains like waves closing in all around us, dimming the lights just so that they don't blind us," backed by the percussion and guitar chords. The song opens with Hansen singing the chorus featuring guitar chords and crisp clicks. Its instrumentation consists of guitar, percussion, synthesized Finger snapping snaps and synths creating an electronic-reggae beat. The song is three minutes and thirty-seconds in length and samples the song " Flex" by Jamaican musician Mad Cobra which itself interpolated elements of The Temptations' " Just My Imagination". Musically, "All In My Head (Flex)" is a reggae- trap song. and was selected as an impacting song on contemporary hit radio on June 14, 2016.

The song was serviced to rhythmic format radio stations in the United States on May 31, 2016. It was released on digital platforms after the performance as an instant gratification track to accompany digital pre-orders of 7/27. The group debuted the song during a performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016. Eriksen and Hermansen provided all the instrumentation. Mixing was done Phil Tan at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center with assistance from Daniela Rivera. Singer Victoria Monét produced the group's vocals. The song was recorded by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Miles Walker and Mike Anderson at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and Hide Out Studios in London, England. Prior to the release of their second studio album 7/27, Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane shared her thoughts on her favorite album track "All in My Head (Flex)" on Instagram: "The vibe and rhythm to this I feel represents me best as a South Pacific Islander This is just one of those feel-good songs that you can't help but jam to, no matter where you're at or who you're with!" "All in My Head (Flex)" was written by Fifth Harmony's members, with Stargate, Benny Blanco, Fetty Wap, Tory Lanez, Sir Nolan, Julia Michaels, and Brian Garcia. The line, "I want you to come flex with me, baby" is reminiscent of his own song " Again". Production and composition Rapper Fetty Wap (pictured) appears on the song as a featured artist. "All in My Head (Flex)" won the category Song of Summer at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.

The song's accompanying music video, set on a tropical beach, was directed by Director X and premiered on the Vevo platform on June 23, 2016. To promote the song, the group performed on the season 22 finale of Dancing with the Stars. The song also reached the top 40 in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. The single was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 31, 2016.Ĭommercially, the song reached number 24 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100. The song was released as second single after a special encore performance on Xfinity following the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016. Musically, "All in My Head (Flex)" is a reggae- trap song backed by synths, percussion, and guitar, containing an interpolation of the 1992 song " Flex" by Mad Cobra. It was produced by Stargate and Brian Garcia with additional production by Sir Nolan. " All in My Head (Flex)" is a song recorded by American group Fifth Harmony, featuring vocals by rapper Fetty Wap, for their second studio album, 7/27 (2016), which was released on May 27, 2016. Single by Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap
