Fast Times (Sabrina Carpenter song)

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"Fast Times"
Sabrina Carpenter - Fast Times.jpg
Single by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Emails I Can't Send
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2022
RecordedSummer 2021
Studio Jungle City Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length2:55
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) John Ryan
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology
"Skinny Dipping"
(2021)		"Fast Times"
(2022)		"Vicious"
(2022)
Music video
"Fast Times" on YouTube

"Fast Times" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send (2022), included as the tenth track of the album. The track was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and its producer John Ryan. The soft rock and upbeat pop song with bossa nova-tinged sounds was released by Island Records as the second single from the album on February 18, 2022. [1] Lyrically, Carpenter sings of "running a relationship on fast-forward" and living in the present and not worrying about the consequences. [2]

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Background and release

The song was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and John Ryan in New York on Summer 2021. [3] The first stage of the song's songwriting was sampling a Tequila bottle and playing percussion with pencils. [4] The singer says "We weren't taking ourselves too seriously making it, which really reflects the energy of the song". [4]

On January 1, Carpenter shared a snippet of the song's chorus, enticing new music. [5] On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Carpenter revealed the song's name. [6] On February 3, Carpenter finally revealed the single's cover art and release date. [7] The song was released on February 18, along with its music video. [1] [8]

Composition and lyrical interpretation

Musically, "Fast Times" is a two minutes and fifty-five seconds upbeat pop and soft rock song with bossa nova-tinged sounds. [9] [10] [11] In terms of music notation, "Fast Times" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of C♯ minor, with the verses composed in D major, with a moderately fast tempo of 133 beats per minute. [12] The song follows the chord progression of Em-Em6-Em7-Em6 on the verses and C♯m-B6-Amaj7-B6/A on the chorus. [12] Carpenter's vocal range spans from the low note G3 to the high note of A4, giving the song one octave and one note of range. [12] Productionwise, the song features "post-disco violins" and a "funky electric guitar solo" on the bridge. [13]

Music video

The official music video was released along with the song and was directed by Amber Park. [8] The action music video is inspired by Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill . [14]

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

Credits adapted from Emails I Can't Send liner notes. [15]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fast Times"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [16] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [17] Gold20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousFebruary 18, 2022 Digital download Island

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