Pushing 20

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"Pushing 20"
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Promotional single by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Singular: Act II
ReleasedMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)
RecordedOctober 2018
Studio SuCasa Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop
Length2:46
Label Hollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Oak Felder

"Pushing 20" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fourth studio album Singular: Act II and released as the first promotional single from the album. The track was written by Carpenter, Paul Guy Shelton II and its producer Warren "Oak" Felder. [1] The song was released by Hollywood Records as the lead single from Singular: Act II on March 8, 2019. The song is a hip hop and trap-influenced song with a "distinct pop sound". [2] Lyrically, it talks about Carpenter wanting to deal with her own responsibilities instead of other people's opinions.

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Background and release

When Carpenter first performed the song on the Singular Tour in Orlando, Florida, she said to the audience: "I wrote this song 'cause I was at a time in my life, by the way, like, six weeks ago? Like, not even that crazy long ago. But it was at a time in my life where, you know, I think a lot of you in this crowd, no matter what age you are, are going to go through that period in your life where you start making choices and having a lot more responsibility. And then you have to, like, think before you speak and think about the repercussions of things. And there's just a lot on your plate and it becomes very heavy and there becomes, like, one day where you start listening to yourself before you listen to the opinions of other people".

On March 6, 2019, Carpenter posted a video on her social media saying "3/7/19 9pm pst" indicating she had an announcement to make. [3] The song was released on March 6, 2019 at 12:00 am local time in every country.

The song was written in October 2018 by Sabrina Carpenter, Warren "Oak" Felder and Paul Guy Shelton II. [4] It was produced and engineered by Felder at SuCasa Recording in Los Angeles with Keith "Daquan" Sorrells serving as an assistant engineer. [4] The song was mixed by Eric J Dubowsky at Hercules St. Studios in Sydney. [4] The song was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City by Chris Gehringer with Will Quinnell serving as an assistant. [4]

Live performances

The song was eighth to be performed on the Singular Tour .

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

Credits adapted from Singular: Act II liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousMarch 8, 2019 Digital download Hollywood [5]

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