The Pains of Growing

The Pains of Growing
The Pains of Growing
Studio album by Alessia Cara
Released	November 30, 2018
Recorded	2017–2018
Studio	4220 (Los Angeles); Paramount Recording (Los Angeles); Revolution Recording (Toronto);
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	45:44
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Pop & Oak; Ricky Reed; Trevor "Trevorious" Brown; Zaire Koalo; ClickNPress; Jon Levine; No I.D.; Steve Wyreman; Rick Nowels; Dean Reid; Nate Mercureau;
Alessia Cara chronology
Singles from The Pains of Growing
	"Growing Pains"; Released: June 15, 2018; "Trust My Lonely"; Released: October 5, 2018; "Out of Love"; Released: January 29, 2019;

The Pains of Growing is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. The album was released on November 30, 2018, by Def Jam Recordings. Its songs were mostly written by Cara herself, with co-writing from producers Pop & Oak. The Pains of Growing is a "coming of age" record, inspired by three years of the singer's life that led up to its release. Primarily, the album touches themes such as anxiety, heartbreak, and loneliness, as of Cara's experiences inside the music industry. Critics named Cara and her sound as "the big-sister of pop",^[3] and praised Cara's songwriting ability. The album would eventually win a Juno Award for Album of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards, and would also receive accolades on other categories that same year.

The album debuted at 71 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 21 in Canada. The Pains of Growing generated three singles. "Growing Pains", released as the album's lead single on June 15, 2018, charted at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 36 in Canada. "Trust My Lonely" and "Out of Love" were respectively released as its second and third singles. Cara promoted the album through a series of public appearances and televised live performances, and later, on May 11, 2019, began embarking on 'The Pains of Growing Tour', in Ottawa, Ontario. In addition to her own tour, Cara opened for Shawn Mendes' tour during his US, Canadian and some European dates.

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