you can almost hear Jessie's neck swiveling." Johnny Dee wrote for Virgin Media that the song "is a brilliant revenge song aimed at playground bullies." Adam Markovitz wrote for Entertainment Weekly that "Jessie's outside-the-box persona gets buried under maximalist production and mainstream themes like bullying on Who's Laughing Now." Chart performance On the week of 14 August 2011, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 37, just after the music video release, making it Jessie's fourth top forty hit. On the week of 21 August 2011, the song climbed to number 21 and on the week of its release (28 August 2011), the song peaked at number sixteen. It became her first single released in the UK not to reach the top ten and her first single to sell less than 300,000 copies, with sales of 166,000 in the UK. Music video The music video directed by Emil Nava was released on 10 August 2011 and it features actress (Adrianna Bertola) playing a young Jessie J who overcomes school bullies, while Jessie J plays a teacher, caretaker and dinner lady. The video ends with young Jessie standing up to the bullies by emptying a fire extinguisher on them. Speaking of the track, she said: "Music is about making a change but also being able to laugh at yourself. I think this song tells a story a lot of people have been through and I hope it will raise awareness to the serious issue of bullying." The video was filmed at King's College School in Wimbledon. Jessie gives a brief middle finger toward the end of the video. There was also a period of time where it was set at forest school. Live performances Jessie first performed the song at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Jessie has also performed the track in many live shows, including the Glastonbury Festival and the Radio One Big Weekend. She also performed the track on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 5 August 2011 and the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend in 2012. Track listing UK CD single / Digital EP "Who's Laughing Now" – 3:55 "Who's Laughing Now" (DJ Fresh Remix) – 4:16 "Who's Laughing Now" (Xaphoon Remix) – 3:52 "Who's Laughing Now" (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire) – 4:57 "Abracadabra" – 3:50 Charts and certifications Charts Certifications References External links 2011 singles Jessie J songs Rhythm and blues songs Songs written by