Sue Me

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"Sue Me" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her third studio album Singular: Act I (2018), serving as the fourth track of the album. The track was written by Sabrina Carpenter and Steph Jones and was produced by Warren "Oak" Felder with its co-producers, Trevor Brown, William Zaire Simmons. The song was released by Hollywood Records as the second single from Singular: Act I on November 9, 2018 and was released to contemporary hit radio on January 8, 2019. Lyrically, "Sue Me" is about the relief of being out of a bad relationship and challenging someone to stop them for living their best life.[3]

It was accompanied by a music video directed by Lauren Dunn premiered on her Vevo channel on November 16, 2018. The music video features Carpenter's friend and actress

Live with Kelly and Ryan
.

Background and recording

Carpenter wrote the song after she was sued by her ex music managers Stan Rogow and Elliot Lurie for allegedly not paying them commissions after she fired them in August 2014. They claimed that they should have some of the revenue from Carpenter's previous two albums Evolution and Eyes Wide Open. Carpenter has confirmed this is the background, but has not commented on the situation.[4] On May 23, 2018, the ruling was filed in favour of Carpenter and allowed recovery of legal costs from Rogow and Lurie.[5]

Carpenter also stated this song as representing pure confidence.[6] Carpenter said that "Sue Me" was the first track that was giving a direction to the album because it was in a different lane than the other songs that she had written before.[7]

The song was written in September 2017, after Carpenter concluded the De Tour, by Sabrina Carpenter, Warren "Oak" Felder, Steph Jones, Trevor Brown and William Zaire Simmons.

Sterling Sound in New York City by Chris Gehringer.[8]

Music video

Carpenter first premiered a snippet of the music video on November 9, 2018, on TRL. The music video was released through Vevo and YouTube on November 16, 2018. It was directed by Lauren Dunn and Carpenter's friends Joey King and Sergio D'arcy Lane feature in the music video.[10] The music video was shot in one day at the Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, the same campus that Zoey 101 was shot.[7][11] According to the video's hair stylist, Scott King's Instagram story, the video was shot on August 17, 2018.[12] It is said that this video is based on Legally Blonde as it has very similar storylines, characters and features, but Carpenter has not yet confirmed if this is the background.[13]

Live performances

Carpenter first performed the song on November 9, 2018, on

Singular Tour. Additionally, she performed the song on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series.[16]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sue Me"2:59
Digital EP - Remixes[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Sue Me"2:59
2."Sue Me" (KC Lights Remix)3:22
3."Sue Me" (6am Remix)2:54
4."Sue Me" (Marian Hill Remix)3:37
5."Sue Me" (Dave Audé Remix)3:50
Digital Download - A Cappella[18]
No.TitleLength
1."Sue Me" (A Cappella)3:22

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

Personnel

  • Sabrina Carpenter – lead vocals, songwriting
  • programming
    , background vocals
  • Steph Jones – songwriting
  • "Downtown" Trevor Brown – songwriting, co-production for The Orphanage, background vocals
  • Zaire Koalo – songwriting, co-production for The Orphanage, drum programming, background vocals
  • Keith "Daquan" Sorrells – assistant engineering
  • Eric J. Dubowsky – mixing
  • Tim Watt  – mix assistant
  • mastering

Credits adapted from Singular: Act I liner notes.[8]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23] Platinum 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[24] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various November 9, 2018 Digital download Original Hollywood [6]
Australia Contemporary hit radio
[25]
United States January 8, 2019 Hollywood [26]
Various January 18, 2019 Digital download Remixes [27]
Italy January 25, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Original Universal [28]
Various March 22, 2019 Digital download A cappella Hollywood [29]

References

  1. ^ Sabrina Carpenter "Sue Me" | BEHIND THE LYRICS, retrieved 2019-09-22
  2. ^ "Singular Act I by Sabrina Carpenter on iTunes". iTunes Store (US). 9 November 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019. "Feeling myself can't be illegal," she coos on the EDM-lite breakup anthem "Sue Me," which is delightfully devoid of self-consciousness ("I guess I'm hard to ignore/Pick up that jaw off the floor"). She congratulates herself for dressing up, going out, and moving on—and challenges anyone to try and stop her.
  3. ^ Singular Act I by Sabrina Carpenter, 9 November 2018, retrieved 2019-04-08
  4. ^ "'Girl Meets World' Star Sued by Ex-Music Managers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDATS BETH CARPENTER, DAVID CARPENTER AND BILL PERLMAN May 23, 2018". Trellis.Law. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ a b "Sabrina Carpenter Reveals the Meaning Behind 'Sue Me' & Performs Her New Single on 'Live With Kelly & Ryan'". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Sabrina Carpenter #ChartShowChat". Youtube. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Singular: Act I (Media notes). Hollywood Records.
  9. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter Extended". Idolator. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  10. ^ BWW News Desk. "Sabrina Carpenter's SUE ME Music Video Out Now". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  12. ^ "Scott King (@scottkinghair) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  13. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Sue Me' Video Has Legally Blonde Written All Over It". MTV News. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  14. ^ TORYmax (November 9, 2018), Sabrina Carpenter performs "Sue Me" (LIVE on Today Show 9 November 2018), retrieved November 16, 2018
  15. ^ TORYmax (November 9, 2018), Sabrina Carpenter performs 'Sue Me' (Live with Kelly and Ryan 9 November 2018), retrieved November 16, 2018
  16. ^ "Video: Sabrina Carpenter performs 'Sue Me' live on 'GMA'". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  17. ^ "Sue Me (Remixes) - EP by Sabrina Carpenter". iTunes. 18 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Sue Me (A Cappella) - Single by Sabrina Carpenter". iTunes. 22 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  20. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  21. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  22. ^ "Singles Accreditations Report - Nov 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  24. ^ "American single certifications – Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  25. ^ "Singles To Radio". The Music Network. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  26. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  27. ^ "Sue Me (Remixes) - EP by Sabrina Carpenter". iTunes. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  28. ^ "SABRINA CARPENTER "Sue Me" | (Radio Date: 25/01/2019)". radiodate.it. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  29. ^ "Sue Me (A Cappella) - Single by Sabrina Carpenter". iTunes. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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