Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Growing Pains

| type = single

| cover = Growing Pains - Alessia Cara.jpg

| released = {{start date|2018|06|15}}

| recorded = 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIHEItRi4g|title = The making of: Growing pains|website = YouTube| date=21 December 2018 }}

| genre = Pop

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=13}}

| label = Def Jam

| writer = {{hlist|Alessia Caracciolo|Andrew Wansel|Warren Felder}}

| producer = Pop & Oak

| prev_title = 1-800-273-8255

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Trust My Lonely

| next_year = 2018

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|QJWR9T7ihns|"Growing Pains"}}}}

}}

"Growing Pains" is a song written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, released as the lead single for her second studio album, The Pains of Growing. Written by Cara and producers Pop & Oak, the track explores the challenges of entering adulthood.{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Alessia Cara Talks 'Growing Pains,' Self-Care and New Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/alessia-cara-growing-pains-interview-w521512 |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 15, 2018}} It was released to digital retailers on June 15, 2018 through Def Jam Recordings and serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio on June 25, 2018. Its official music video received a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

Composition

"Growing Pains" is a pop song with influences of R&B.{{cite magazine |last1=Gonzales |first1=Erica |title=Alessia Cara Turns Her "Growing Pains" Into Pop Perfection |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a21604073/alessia-cara-growing-pains-interview/ |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=June 18, 2018}}{{cite magazine |last1=Reed |first1=Ryan |title=See Alessia Cara Debut New Song 'Growing Pains' on 'Fallon' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-alessia-cara-debut-new-song-growing-pains-on-fallon-w521690 |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 19, 2018}} Lyrically, the song discusses a loss of innocence and the "inevitable struggle of growing up."

Music video

An accompanying music video directed by Alan Masferrer premiered June 20, 2018.{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Alessia Cara Fumbles Into Adulthood in New 'Growing Pains' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alessia-cara-fumbles-into-adulthood-in-growing-pains-video-w521770 |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 20, 2018 |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015649/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alessia-cara-fumbles-into-adulthood-in-growing-pains-video-w521770 |url-status=dead }} It is set in a dystopian environment meant to represent the oppression of others' influences.{{cite magazine |last1=Milman |first1=Lilly |title=Alessia Cara Drops Dystopian 'Growing Pains' Music Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8461933/alessia-cara-video-growing-pains |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 20, 2018}} Cara begins the video in an oversized shirt before being pushed around by suit- and mask-wearing adult figures and being forced into an oversized grey suit herself. Lilly Milman of Billboard wrote that the video finds Cara "navigating an obstacle course of adulthood."

Live performances

File:Alessia Cara performing in Sydney.jpg

Cara debuted the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 18, 2018.{{cite magazine |title=Alessia Cara Performs 'Growing Pains,' Talks Pranking Her Crew on 'Tonight Show': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8461720/alessia-cara-performs-growing-pains-tonight-show-video |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 19, 2018}}

Track listing

Digital download

"Growing Pains" – 3:13

Digital download – Acoustic{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - Growing Pains (Acoustic) - Single by Alessia Cara|date=31 August 2018|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/growing-pains-acoustic-single/1434421009|publisher=iTunes Store}}

"Growing Pains" (Acoustic) – 3:13

Digital download – Remixes{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - Growing Pains (Remixes) - EP by Alessia Cara|date=3 August 2018|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/growing-pains-remixes-ep/1418251434|publisher=iTunes Store}}

"Growing Pains" (Eden Prince Remix) – 3:33
"Growing Pains" (Toby Green Remix) – 2:55
"Growing Pains" (Alphalove Remix) – 3:32
"Growing Pains" (Dombresky Remix) – 3:27
"Growing Pains" (Justin Caruso Remix) – 3:01
"Growing Pains" (Ford Miskin Remix) – 2:36

Digital download – Remixes, Pt. 2{{cite web|title=iTunes - Music - Growing Pains (Remixes, Pt. 2) - Single by Alessia Cara|date=24 August 2018|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/growing-pains-remixes-pt-2-single/1430161483|publisher=iTunes Store}}

"Growing Pains" (Bravvo Remix) – 3:42
"Growing Pains" (The Kemist Remix) – 3:36
"Growing Pains" (Locals Only Sound Remix) (featuring Curtis Smith) – 3:15

Charts

scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-478/\|title=ARIA Chart Watch #478\|publisher=auspOp\|date=June 23, 2018\|accessdate=June 23, 2018\|archive-date=June 23, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623112939/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/6/aria-chart-watch-478/\|url-status=dead}} \| 87
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Chart (2018) ! Peak position
{{single chart\|Canada\|36\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=July 31, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadaac\|10\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadachrtop40\|9\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 7, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadahotac\|5\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 28, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard){{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alessia-cara/chart-history/min/\|title=Alessia Cara Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=August 11, 2019}} \| 50
scope="row"\| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2018-06-22\|title=NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=June 25, 2018\|access-date=June 22, 2018}} \| 5
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|65\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|16\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 7, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceairplay\|24\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|7\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=September 28, 2018}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|15\|artist=Alessia Cara\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 14, 2018}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Alessia Cara|title=Growing Pains|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=December 11, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Alessia Cara|title=Growing Pains|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2018|certyear=2024|access-date=March 8, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Alessia Cara|title=Growing Pains|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|access-date=November 22, 2021}}

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Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label(s) and reference(s) ! Country ! Date ! Format !Version ! Label ! {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" \| Various \| June 15, 2018 \| Digital download \| rowspan="3" \|Original \| Def Jam \| {{cite news \|last=Murphy \|first=Sarah \|title=Alessia Cara Releases New Single "Growing Pains" \|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia_cara_releases_new_single_growing_pains \|accessdate=June 20, 2018 \|work=Exclaim! \|date=June 14, 2018}}
scope="row" \| Italy \|June 22, 2018 \|Radio airplay \|UMG \|{{Cite web \|date=June 22, 2018 \|title=ALESSIA CARA "Growing Pains" {{!}} (Radio Date: 22/06/2018) \|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-growing-pains-178043-22-06-2018-radiodate/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001212518/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-growing-pains-178043-22-06-2018-radiodate/ \|archive-date=October 1, 2023 \|access-date=October 1, 2023 \|website=Radio Airplay SRL \|language=en}}
scope="row" \| United States \| June 25, 2018 \| Hot adult contemporary \| rowspan="4" \| {{hlist\|Def Jam\|UMG}} \| {{cite web \|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases \|publisher=All Access Media Group \|accessdate=June 20, 2018 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617161022/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases \|archivedate=June 17, 2018}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \|United Kingdom \|August 3, 2018 \| rowspan="3" \|Digital download \|Remixes EP \|
August 24, 2018 \|Remixes, Pt. 2 EP \|
August 31, 2018 \|Acoustic \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label(s) and reference(s)

! Country

! Date

! Format

!Version

! Label

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" | Various

| June 15, 2018

| Digital download

| rowspan="3" |Original

| Def Jam

| {{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Sarah |title=Alessia Cara Releases New Single "Growing Pains" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia_cara_releases_new_single_growing_pains |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |work=Exclaim! |date=June 14, 2018}}

scope="row" | Italy

|June 22, 2018

|Radio airplay

|UMG

|{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2018 |title=ALESSIA CARA "Growing Pains" {{!}} (Radio Date: 22/06/2018) |url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-growing-pains-178043-22-06-2018-radiodate/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001212518/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/alessia-cara-growing-pains-178043-22-06-2018-radiodate/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Radio Airplay SRL |language=en}}

scope="row" | United States

| June 25, 2018

| Hot adult contemporary

| rowspan="4" | {{hlist|Def Jam|UMG}}

| {{cite web |title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases |publisher=All Access Media Group |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617161022/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases |archivedate=June 17, 2018}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |United Kingdom

|August 3, 2018

| rowspan="3" |Digital download

|Remixes EP

August 24, 2018

|Remixes, Pt. 2 EP

August 31, 2018

|Acoustic

References

Category:2018 songs

Category:2018 singles

Category:Alessia Cara songs

Category:Def Jam Recordings singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Pop & Oak

Category:Songs written by Alessia Cara

Category:Body image in popular culture

Category:Songs written by Pop Wansel

Category:Songs written by Oak Felder