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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Pains of Growing
| cover      = The Pains of Growing.png
| alt        = Alessia Cara, wearing a grey suit, stands afront a cream-coloured background with the album title and her name displayed above her
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Alessia Cara]]
| released   = {{start date|2018|11|30}}
| recorded   = 2017–2018
| studio     = * 4220 (Los Angeles)
* Paramount Recording (Los Angeles)
* Revolution Recording (Toronto)
| genre      = {{hlist||[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="Pitchfork"/>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="NME"/>}}
| length     = 45:44
| label      = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| producer   = {{hlist|[[Pop & Oak]]|[[Ricky Reed]]|Trevor "Trevorious" Brown|Zaire Koalo|ClickNPress|[[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]]|[[No I.D.]]|Steve Wyreman|[[Rick Nowels]]|Dean Reid|Nate Mercureau}}
| prev_title = [[Know-It-All]]
| prev_year  = 2015
| next_title = This Summer
| next_year = 2019
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = The Pains of Growing
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)|Growing Pains]]
| single1date = June 15, 2018
| single2     = [[Trust My Lonely]]
| single2date = October 5, 2018
| single3     = [[Out of Love (Alessia Cara song)|Out of Love]]
| single3date = 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 music|pop]]",<ref name="Observer" /> 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|''Billboard'' 200]] and at number 21 in Canada. ''The Pains of Growing'' generated three singles. "[[Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)|Growing Pains]]", released as the album's lead single on June 15, 2018, charted at number 65 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at number 36 in Canada. "[[Trust My Lonely]]" and "[[Out of Love (Alessia Cara song)|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|Ottawa, Ontario.]] In addition to her own tour, Cara opened for [[Shawn Mendes|Shawn Mendes']] [[Shawn Mendes: The Tour|tour]] during his US, Canadian and some European dates.
==Background and release==
According to Cara, ''The Pains of Growing'' explores "the nuance and mentality of what it's like to age out of your teen years", as she was 21 during the writing and recording of it.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8461045/alessia-cara-growing-pains-the-pains-of-growing-interview|title=Alessia Cara Discusses New Single 'Growing Pains,' Grammy Backlash & Sophomore Album 'The Pains of Growing'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Horowitz|first=Steven J|date=June 15, 2018|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}</ref> She added that the album is "a little bit more mature, and a little bit more cohesive. It just feels more like a full album. And then conceptually, I know I already touched on it before, but just life experiences and just a lot more transparency".<ref name="Billboard"/> Steven J. Horowitz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called the album a "more mature, radio-ready body of work".<ref name="Billboard"/> From December 2018 to January 2019, Cara uploaded videos to her YouTube channel as a part of a series called "The Making Of: The Pains of Growing", in the videos she puts together a collection of behind the scenes for her songs, giving fans a look at how the songs came together in short summaries, she has created videos for the seven songs from her album: "All We Know", "I Don't Want To", "Trust My Lonely", "Wherever I Live", "7 Days", "Not Today" and "Growing Pains".<ref>{{Citation|last=Alessia Cara|title=the making of: growing pains|date=2018-12-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmIHEItRi4g&list=PLNxd-xolfKhLX0WS2jcajLtU3oPUdUjjF|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref>
==Promotion==
===Singles===
"Growing Pains", the album's lead single, was released on June 15, 2018, and serviced to [[hot adult contemporary]] radio on June 25, 2018. The song peaked at number 36 in Canada, number 65 in the United States, and number 87 in Australia. The second single, "Trust My Lonely", was released on October 5, 2018.<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/trust-my-lonely-song-alessia-cara/|title=Alessia Cara reveals new song 'Trust My Lonely'|website=Consequence of Sound|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=5 October 2018|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alessia-cara-details-new-album-the-pains-of-growing/|title=Alessia Cara Details New Album The Pains of Growing|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=October 26, 2018|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}</ref> "Out of Love" was released to US [[contemporary hit radio]] on January 29, 2019, as the album's third single.<ref name="Out of Love release">{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |website=All Access|date=January 21, 2019|accessdate=January 21, 2019}}</ref>
==== Promotional singles ====
Two promotional singles preceded the album. "A Little More" was released on July 11,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8464959/alessia-cara-a-little-more|title=Alessia Cara Releases New Song 'A Little More' For Her 22nd Birthday: Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|date=July 11, 2018|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}</ref> and "Not Today" was released on November 13.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8484751/alessia-cara-not-today-song-john-mayer|title = Alessia Cara Debuts 'Not Today,' Shares the Lesson She Learned from John Mayer|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date = 13 November 2018}}</ref>
===Live performances===
Cara first performed "[[Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)|Growing Pains]]" on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' on June 18, 2018.<ref name="billboard2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8461720/alessia-cara-performs-growing-pains-tonight-show-video|title=Alessia Cara Performs 'Growing Pains,' Talks Pranking Her Crew on 'Tonight Show': Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref> The singer played most of ''The Pains of Growing'' for a media gathering at a [[Los Angeles]] studio in June 2018.<ref name="Billboard"/>  On July 11, Cara performed "Growing Pains" on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/07/alessia-cara-growing-pains-colbert/|title=Alessia Cara performs 'Growing Pains' on Colbert|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|last=Schatz|first=Lake|date=July 12, 2018|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref> "Growing Pains" was also performed at the [[2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/shawn-mendes-big-winner-at-2018-iheartradio-mmvas|title=Shawn Mendes big winner at 2018 iHeartRadio MMVAs|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|date=August 27, 2018|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref> "[[Trust My Lonely]]" has been performed live at the [[2018 MTV Europe Music Awards]] and "[[Out of Love (Alessia Cara song)|Out of Love]]" was performed at ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8483114/2018-mtv-emas-alessia-cara-trust-my-lonely-performance|title=Alessia Cara Performs 'Trust My Lonely' at 2018 MTV EMAs|magazine=Billboard|last=Crowley|first=Patrick|date=November 4, 2018|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-alessia-cara-out-of-love-fallon-763351/|title=Watch Alessia Cara Perform Emotional New Album Cut 'Out of Love' on 'Fallon'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=December 5, 2018|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref> Cara shared the cover art and track listing on Twitter on October 26.<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/10/alessia-cara-unveils-the-pains-of-growing-album-art-tracklist/|title=Alessia Cara Unveils The Pains of Growing Album Art, Tracklist|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Arcand|first=Rob|date=October 26, 2018|accessdate=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 72/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-pains-of-growing/alessia-cara|title=Reviews for The Pains of Growing by Alessia Cara|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-pains-of-growing-mw0003219343|title=The Pains of Growing - Alessia Cara|work=[[AllMusic]]|last=Kellman|first=Andy|date=November 30, 2018|accessdate=December 17, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Evening Standard]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aubrey |first1=Elizabeth |title=Albums of the week: The 1975, Alessia Cara and Clean Bandit |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/albums-of-the-week-the-1975-alessia-cara-clean-bandit-and-bryan-ferry-and-his-orchestra-a4005411.html |website=[[Evening Standard]] |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=en |date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Exclaim!]]''
| rev3score = 8/10<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/alessia_cara-the_pains_of_growing|title=Alessia Cara – The Pains of Growing|work=[[Exclaim!]]|last=Bowles|first=Beth|date=November 27, 2018|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/30/alessia-cara-the-pains-of-growing-review-second-album|title=Alessia Cara: The Pains of Growing review – unsteady steps to maturity|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=November 30, 2018|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''
| rev5Score = 7/10<ref name="TLOBF">{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/alessia-cara-the-pains-of-growing-album-review|title=Alessia Cara's latest embraces both sorrow and self-awareness|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|last=Valliere|first=Julian de|date=November 29, 2018|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/alessia-cara-pains-growing-review|title=Alessia Cara – 'The Pains Of Growing' review|work=[[NME]]|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=November 30, 2018|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Observer">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/02/alessia-cara-the-pains-of-growing-album-review|title=Alessia Cara: The Pains of Growing review – big-sister pop|work=[[The Observer]]|last=Morris|first=Damien|date=December 2, 2018|accessdate=December 2, 2018}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev8score = 6.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jayson |title=Alessia Cara: The Pains of Growing |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/alessia-cara-the-pains-of-growing/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-alessia-cara-never-runs-out-of-eloquent-coming-of-age-complaints-on-the-pains-of-growing-760978|title=Alessia Cara Never Runs Out of Eloquent Coming-of-Age Complaints on 'The Pains of Growing'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=November 28, 2018|accessdate=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
| rev10=''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''
| rev10score={{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lal |first1=Kish |title=Music reviews: Richard Swift, Alessia Cara, Tyshawn Sorey, Majken and more |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/music-reviews-richard-swift-alessia-cara-tyshawn-sorey-majken-and-more-20181203-h18n0z.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=en |date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
}}
Upon its release, ''The Pains of Growing'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. On the review aggregator site [[Metacritic]], the album holds a score of 72/100, based on 13 reviews.<ref name="Metacritic"/> [[Rob Sheffield]], writing for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars, commending Cara's songwriting and vocals and noting her growth from her previous record; Sheffield ends his review by commenting that "all over ''The Pains of Growing'', she's got a style that's all her own."<ref name="RS"/> ''[[NME]]'' likewise gave the album 4 stars out of five and commended "Girl Next Door" as "the most revealing song" on the album, calling the album "impressive and winningly authentic."<ref name="NME"/>
Some critics were more mixed in their assessments of the album. Ben Beaumont-Thomas, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', criticized "some production that sounds suspiciously like focus-grouping" and also deemed the lyrics a "mixed bag", but commended "7 Days" and "A Little More" as "much more affecting." He gave the album 3 stars out of 5.<ref name="Guardian"/> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' critic Jayson Greene scored the album 6.8 out of 10; he opined that "a few songs here feel like homework assignments done en route to arrive at a better song."<ref name="Pitchfork"/> However, he also wrote that, unlike its predecessor, the album "has the tinge of a project made with love and devotion" and singled out "Not Today", "Trust My Lonely", "Nintendo Game", "Wherever I Live", and "Girl Next Door" as highlights.<ref name="Pitchfork"/> In the review for [[AllMusic]], Andy Kellman compared the album to Cara's previous release, stating that "The Pains of Growing is consequently more fragmented and less consistent than ''[[Know-It-All]]'', but Cara makes the best of it, generally writing in a slightly wiser and sharper manner from the same introverted homebody perspective."<ref name="AllMusic"/>
==Commercial performance==
In Canada, ''The Pains of Growing'' debuted at number 21<ref name="Canada debut">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2018-12-15|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart December 15, 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}</ref> In the United States the album debuted at number 71 on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref name="US debut">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-12-15|title=Top 200 Albums: December 15, 2018|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 13, 2018}}</ref> Elsewhere, it charted at number 165 on the Belgium [[Ultratop]] Flanders chart, number 76 in Australia and number 78 on the Dutch Albums Chart.<ref name="Bel"/><ref name="AUS"/><ref name="Ned"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 45:44
| title1 = [[Growing Pains (Alessia Cara song)|Growing Pains]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Alessia Cara]]cciolo|[[Pop & Oak|Andrew "Pop" Wansel]]|[[Pop & Oak|Warren "Oak" Felder]]}}
| extra1 = [[Pop & Oak]]
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Not Today
| writer2 = Caracciolo
| extra2 = [[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]]
| length2 = 2:36
| title3 = I Don't Want To
| writer3 = Caracciolo
| extra3 = [[Alessia Cara]]
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = 7 Days
| writer4 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Wansel|Felder}}
| extra4 = Pop & Oak
| length4 = 3:28
| title5 = [[Trust My Lonely]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Wansel|Felder}}
| extra5 = Pop & Oak
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Wherever I Live
| writer6 = Caracciolo
| extra6 = [[Ricky Reed]]
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = All We Know
| writer7 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Wansel|Felder|Trevor Brown|William Simmons}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Pop & Oak|Trevorious{{ref|a|[a]}}|Zaire Koalo{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length7 = 3:23
| title8 = A Little More
| writer8 = Caracciolo
| extra8 = Cara
| length8 = 2:26
| title9 = Comfortable
| writer9 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|[[No I.D.|Ernest Wilson]]|Steve Wyreman|Nathaniel Mercureau}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|[[No I.D.]]|Steve Wyreman}}
| length9 = 4:17
| title10 = Nintendo Game
| writer10 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Kaleb Rollins|Marc Soto}}
| extra10 = ClickNPress
| length10 = 2:41
| title11 = [[Out of Love (Alessia Cara song)|Out of Love]]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|[[Rick Nowels|Richard Nowels Jr.]]}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|[[Rick Nowels]]|Dean Reid}}
| length11 = 3:47
| title12 = Girl Next Door
| writer12 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Rollins|Soto}}
| extra12 = ClickNPress
| length12 = 3:22
| title13 = My Kind
| writer13 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Mercureau}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Reed|Nate Mercereau}}
| length13 = 3:01
| title14 = Easier Said
| writer14 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|Wansel|Felder|Brown|Simmons}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Pop & Oak|Trevorious{{ref|a|[a]}}|Zaire Koalo{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length14 = 3:25
| title15 = Growing Pains (Reprise)
| length15 = 0:59
| writer15 = Caracciolo
| extra15 = Cara
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = [[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive bonus tracks & Japanese bonus tracks
| title16 = Growing Pains
| note16 = Acoustic
| length16 = 3:14
| title17 = Growing Pains
| note17 = BRAVVO Remix
| length17 = 3:43
| title18 = Growing Pains
| note18 = Locals Only Sound Remix) (featuring Curtis Smith
| length18 = 3:14
| title19 = Trust My Lonely
| note19 = [[Frank Walker (musician)|Frank Walker]] Remix
| length19 = 3:06
| title20 = Trust My Lonely
| note20 = Rain or Shine Remix
| length20 = 4:35
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 67:20
| headline = Japanese bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0-%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9/dp/B07JJPCT3V|title=ペインズ・オブ・グローイング|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|accessdate=June 15, 2019}}</ref>
| title21 = [[Stay (Zedd and Alessia Cara song)|Stay]]
| note21 = with [[Zedd]]
| writer21 = {{hlist|Caracciolo|[[Zedd|Anton Zaslavski]]|[[Mood Melodies|Anders Frøen]]|[[Sarah Aarons]]|[[Noonie Bao|Jonnali Parmenius]]|[[Linus Wiklund]]}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Zedd|Wiklund}}
| length21 = 3:30
}}
Track listing adapted from [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-pains-of-growing/1440166024|title=The Pains of Growing by Alessia Cara on iTunes|website=[[iTunes Store]] (US)|accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
==Personnel==
Credits for ''The Pains of Growing'' adapted from [[AllMusic]].{{r|AllMusic}}
All lyrics written by Alessia Cara.
'''Studios'''
'''Recording locations'''
{{div col}}
* 4220 Studios (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(track 9)}}
* Paramount Recording Studios (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
* Revolution Recording ([[Toronto]], [[Ontario|ON]]) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
{{div col end}}
'''Additional recording locations'''
{{div col}}
* [[Miloco Studios|The Bridge Miloco Studios]] ([[London]]) {{spaced ndash}} guitars {{small|(track 16)}}
{{div col end}}
'''Engineering locations'''
{{div col}}
* SuCasa Recording (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* [[Cherry Beach Sound]] (Toronto) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(track 2)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cherrybeachsound.com/2018/03/grammy-winner-alessia-cara-visits-our-recording-studio/|date=March 2018|work=Cherry Beach Sound|title=Grammy Winner Alessia Cara Visits Our Recording Studio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829033424/http://cherrybeachsound.com/2018/03/grammy-winner-alessia-cara-visits-our-recording-studio/|archive-date=2018-08-29}}</ref>
* The Synagogue (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
* Alessia's Basement Studios ([[Brampton]], [[Ontario|ON]]) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(tracks 3, 8, 15)}}
* Harbourfront Studios (Toronto) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(tracks 4, 5, 7, 14, 19, 20)}}
* Elysian Park (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(tracks 6, 13)}}
* The Green Building Studio ([[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]) {{spaced ndash}} engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
* Panoram Studios ([[Mexico City]]) {{spaced ndash}} vocals engineering {{small|(track 16)}}
{{div col end}}
'''Mixing and mastering locations'''
{{div col}}
* [[Larrabee Sound Studios]] ([[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]]) {{spaced ndash}} mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* Studio 55 (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} mixing {{small|(track 2)}}
* [[United Western Recorders|United Recording Studio]] (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} mixing {{small|(tracks 8, 15)}}
* Miami Mastering Studios {{spaced ndash}} mastering {{small|(track 16)}}
* [[George Marino#Sterling Sound|Sterling Sound]] {{spaced ndash}} mastering
{{div col end}}
'''Vocals'''
{{div col}}
* [[Alessia Cara]] – primary artist, vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}
* [[Pop & Oak]] – additional vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 19, 20)}}
'''Instrumentation'''
* [[Alessia Cara]] – instrumentation {{small|(tracks 3, 6, 8, 13, 15)}}
* [[Pop & Oak]] – instrumentation {{small|(tracks 4, 5, 7, 14, 19, 20)}}, keyboards {{small|(tracks 4, 5, 7, 14, 19, 20)}}
* Downtown Trevor Brown – instrumentation {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}, guitars {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}, drums {{small|(track 14)}}
* Zaire Koalo – instrumentation {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}, drum programming {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
* [[Ricky Reed]] – instrumentation {{small|(tracks 6, 13)}}
* Jon Sosin – guitar {{small|(track 2)}}
* Bianca McC – violin {{small|(track 2)}}
* [[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]] – keyboard, bass and drum programming {{small|(track 2)}}
* Steve Wyreman – piano, [[Hammond organ|Hammond B3]], bass, guitar   {{small|(track 9)}}
* Nate Mercereau – guitar, [[french horn]], trumpet {{small|(track 9)}}
* Stephen Feigenbaum – string arrangement {{small|(track 9)}}
* Brandyn Porter – acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
* [[Rick Nowels]] – piano, pizzicato strings {{small|(track 11)}}
* Brian Griffin – live drums {{small|(track 11)}}
* Dean Reid – drum programming, live drums {{small|(track 11)}}
* Dylan Brady – bass, percussion, effects {{small|(track 11)}}
* [[Zac Rae]] – keyboards, strings, bass {{small|(track 11)}}
* [[Patrick Warren]] – strings {{small|(track 11)}}
* Eric Ruscinski – guitar, guitar arrangement {{small|(track 16)}}
'''Production'''
* [[Alessia Cara]] – executive production, production {{small|(tracks 3, 8, 15, 16)}}
* Tony Perez – executive production
* Robert Elazer – executive production
* [[Pop & Oak]] – production {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* [[Jon Levine (musician)|Jon Levine]] – production {{small|(track 2)}}
* [[Ricky Reed]] – production {{small|(tracks 6, 13)}}
* Downtown Trevor Brown – co-production {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
* Zaire Koalo – co-production {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
* [[No I.D.]] – production {{small|(track 9)}}
* Steve Wyreman – production {{small|(track 9)}}
* ClickNPress – production {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
* [[Rick Nowels]] – production {{small|(track 11)}}
* Nate Mercereau – production {{small|(track 13)}}
* [[Frank Walker (musician)|Frank Walker]] – additional production {{small|(track 19)}}
* Rain on Shine – additional production {{small|(track 20)}}
* [[Zedd]] – production {{small|(track 21)}}
* [[Linus Wiklund]] – production {{small|(track 21)}}
'''Technical'''
* [[Oak Felder]] – programming {{small|(tracks 1, 17, 18)}}, engineering{{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* [[Pop & Oak]] – programming {{small|(tracks 4, 5, 7, 14, 19, 20 )}}
* Inaam Haq – engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
* Downtown Trevor Brown – programming {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
* Zaire Koalo – programming {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}
* [[Alessia Cara]] – engineering {{small|(tracks 3, 8, 15)}}
* Ethan Shumaker – engineering {{small|(tracks 6, 13)}}
* Keith Sorrels –   engineering {{small|(track 7)}}, engineering assistance {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* Kieron Menzies –      engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
* Trevor Yasuda –    engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
* Chris Rockwell –  engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
* Dean Reid – engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
* Ryan Reault – recording engineering assistance {{small|(track 9)}}
* Casey Cuayo – recording engineering assistance {{small|(track 9)}}
* Juan Sebastian Rodriguez – vocals engineering {{small|(track 16)}}
* Gabriel Leal – recording engineering assistance {{small|(track 16)}}
* [[Manny Marroquin]] – mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)}}
* [[Matt Green (musician)|Matt Green]] – mixing {{small|(track 2)}}
* George Seara – mixing {{small|(track 3)}}
* [[Jimmy Douglass]] – mixing {{small|(tracks 8, 15)}}
* [[Javier Garza]] – mixing {{small|(track 16)}}
* Chris Gehringer – mastering {{small|(all tracks)}}
* Jim Caruana – recording {{small|(track 9)}}
* Matt Anthony – recording {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
* Stephen Koszler – recording {{small|(tracks 10, 12)}}
* Simon Todkill – guitar recording {{small|(track 16)}}
* Antonio Baglio – mastering {{small|(track 16)}}
* [[Chris Gehringer]] – mastering
'''Artwork & management'''
* superduperbrick – cover art & photography
* James McCloud – direction of photography
* Ashley Pawlak – package design
* Andy Proctor – package production
* Tab Nkhereanye – A&R
* Korinne Perez – A&R for [[EP Entertainment]]
* Liza Corsey – A&R administration
* Leesa D. Brunson – A&R operations
* Brittany Mansfield – A&R coordination
* Chris Smith – management
* Theo Sedlmayr – legal representation
* Aaron Rosenberg – EP legal representation
* Odell Nails – business affairs
* Ian Allen – business affairs
* Antoinette Trotman – business affairs
* Jamie Sudhalter – business affairs
* Vol S. Davis III – business affairs
{{div col end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="AUS" >{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/12/aria-chart-watch-502/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #502|publisher=auspOp|date=December 8, 2018|accessdate=December 8, 2018|archive-date=December 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226125526/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/12/aria-chart-watch-502/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 76
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|165|artist=Alessia Cara|album=The Pains of Growing|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 8, 2018|refname=Bel}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|21|artist=Alessia Cara|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 12, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|78|artist=Alessia Cara|album=The Pains of Growing|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 8, 2018|refname=Ned}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|71|artist=Alessia Cara|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 11, 2018}}
|}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Alessia Cara|title=The Pains of Growing|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|access-date=May 13, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="4"| November 30, 2018
| rowspan="3"| {{flatlist|
* [[Compact disc|CD]]
* [[Music download|digital download]]
* [[Long Play|LP]]}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2404795/Pains_Of_Growing|title=Buy Alessia Cara Pains Of Growing CD|publisher=[[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]]|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bol.com/nl/p/the-pains-of-growing/9200000101444235/|title=The Pains Of Growing, Alessia Cara|department=Muziek|website=Bol.com|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| US
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pains-Growing-Alessia-Cara/dp/B07JJPCSLT|title=Alessia Cara - The Pains Of Growing|website=Amazon.com|accessdate=January 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| CD
| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Japan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.universal-music.co.jp/alessia-cara/products/uicd-6227/|title=ペインズ・オブ・グローイング[CD] – アレッシア・カーラ|publisher=Universal Music Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Discogs master|1465221|type=album|The Pains of Growing}}
{{Alessia Cara}}
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[[Category:Alessia Cara albums]]
[[Category:Def Jam Recordings albums]]
[[Category:Juno Award for Album of the Year albums]]
[[Category:Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Oak Felder]]