Before her solo career, Rexha was a part of music duo Black Cards with Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy,[2] before she began recording her first solo single for her first EP, called "I Can't Stop Drinking About You".[6] "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" was released on April 29, 2014. Since releasing her first solo single, Rexha also appeared on some tracks on Pitbull's album, Globalization (2014),[7] while she was writing and performing as part of the chorus for "Hey Mama" by David Guetta.[8]
In December 2014, the singer published a demo of a track, called "Cry Wolf". The track was first rumored to be her new single.[9] However, four days later, the singer revealed that her next single would be called "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy". The song was finally released a week after it was previewed on December 19, 2014.[10]
The second single, "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy", was on the 19th of December, 2014. It did not chart in the United States, but was much more successful internationally. Upon its release, the single charted at number 30 on the Sverigetopplistan chart in Sweden, where the album was certified Platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF) for equivalent sales of 40,000 units in the country. It also charted at number 17 on the Singles Digital Top 100 chart in Slovakia, the VG-lista chart in Norway, and the Suomen virallinen lista chart in Finland. In Norway, the single was certified 4x Platinum by IFPI Norway (IFPI NOR) for equivalent sales of 240,000 units in the country. The song would peak at number 14 on the Singles Digital Top 100 chart in the Czech Republic, and would also be certified Gold by Music Canada (MC) and Recorded Music New Zealand (RMNZ) for equivalent sales of 40,000 and 15,000 units in their respective countries. A music video was released on the 21st of April, 2015, and was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.
Critical reception
Upon its release, I Don't Wanna Grow Up was reviewed by ArtistDirect, with Rick Florino describing the EP as "unabashedly fun yet starkly emotional" with everything being a "delicate balance of hypnotic honesty and heartfelt hookiness, separating her from the pack". With respect to the song "Pray", her vocal range is portrayed as "downright impressive as she hits expansive runs and high notes, carrying these sorts of cleverly confessional lines".[2] Robbie Daw of Idolator stated that the song "Pray" "displays perhaps a more emotional side of Bebe than we’ve heard in her past single releases".[1]
Tour
To support the release of her first EP, Rexha performed across Europe; in addition, singing as part of the Warped Tour.[8]
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