Quitter (song)
{{short description|2024 single by Canadian singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb}}
{{infobox song
| name = Quitter
| cover = Quitter CW.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cameron Whitcomb
| EP = Quitter
| released = {{start date|2024|07|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:41 (song)
16:00 (EP)
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
- Cameron Whitcomb
- Nolan Sipe
- Ben Cottrill
- David Schaeman
| producer =
- David Schaeman
| chronology = Cameron Whitcomb
| next_title = Medusa
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|uz_e20WJqQM|"Quitter"}}|header=Lyric Video}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = EP cover
| type = single
| cover = Quitter EP.jpg
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"Quitter" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Cameron Whitcomb. He wrote the track with Nolan Sipe, Ben Cottrill, and David Schaeman, the latter of whom produced the track.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6qOS75v0sTFE3K1VrIM4mz?si=aK0BZkwJTK6ngCyra84tIw|title=Quitter - Single by Cameron Whitcomb|work=Spotify|date=July 26, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024|publisher=Cameron Whitcomb under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation}} The song is the title track and lead single off Whitcomb's 2024 extended play Quitter, released via Atlantic Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.antimusic.com/p/24/0907cameron_whitcomb_announce_quitter_ep_with_love_myself.shtml|title=Cameron Whitcomb Announce Quitter EP With 'Love Myself'|date=September 7, 2024|work=AntiMusic|access-date=November 15, 2024}}
Background
Whitcomb wrote the song while on a trip to write with Nolan Sipe, Ben Cottrill and David Schaeman in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/cameron-whitcomb-talks-about-his-new-music-and-the-digital-age/article|title= Cameron Whitcomb talks about his new music and the digital age|date=September 6, 2024|first=Markos|last=Papadatos|work=Digital Journal|access-date=December 30, 2024}} In writing the song, Whitcomb took inspiration from his own personal experience overcoming addiction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thatericalper.com/2024/07/26/cameron-whitcomb-returns-with-quitter/|title=Cameron Whitcomb Returns With "Quitter"|date=July 26, 2024|work=That Eric Alper|first=Eric|last=Alper|access-date=November 15, 2024}}
Critical reception
Rosie Long Decter of Billboard Canada described "Quitter" as "anthemic folk track in the mould of Noah Kahan", noting a "a kick-clap beat" and Whitcomb's "growling vocal".{{cite magazine|url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/cameron-whitcomb-quitter|title=B.C. Singer Cameron Whitcomb Debuts on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with 'Quitter'|magazine=Billboard Canada|first=Rosie|last=Long Decter|date=October 22, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024}} Alli Patton of Holler favourably spoke of the song, noting "sharp strums and a shuddering kick drum", as well as "a torrent of rhythm and steel. She described this as "an exciting and triumphant arrangement" which "feeds its message of recovery and resilience".{{cite web|url=https://holler.country/news/general/quitter-by-cameron-whitcomb-lyrics-and-meaning/|title='Quitter' by Cameron Whitcomb - Lyrics & Meaning|work=Holler|date=November 1, 2024|first=Alli|last=Patton|access-date=November 15, 2024}}
Track listings
Digital download – single{{cite web|title=Quitter - Single by Cameron Whitcomb|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/quitter-single/1757391114|website=Apple Music (Canada)|publisher=Cameron Whitcomb under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation|date=July 25, 2024|access-date=November 15, 2024}}
- "Quitter" – 2:41
Digital download – EP{{cite web|title=Quitter - EP by Cameron Whitcomb|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/quitter-ep/1770441007|website=Apple Music (Canada)|publisher=Cameron Whitcomb under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation|date=September 27, 2024|access-date=November 15, 2024}}
- "Love Myself" – 3:09
- "By My Own Hand" – 2:52
- "Wreckage" – 3:47
- "Flower Tattoos" – 3:47
- "Quitter" – 2:41
Chart performance
The song marked Whitcomb's first entry on the all-genre national Canadian Hot 100 chart.
Certifications
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