Rooting for You (Alessia Cara song)

"Rooting for You" is a song recorded by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. It was released on August 9, 2019, as the second single from her 2019 EP This Summer.[1] The song impacted mainstream radio on August 27, 2019.[2]

"Rooting for You"
Single by Alessia Cara
from the EP This Summer
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)
Length2:56
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Levine
  • Midi Jones
Alessia Cara singles chronology
"Ready"
(2019)		 "Rooting for You"
(2019)		 "Okay Okay"
(2019)

Background

On August 7, 2019, Cara began teasing the song through her social media accounts.[3] She soon revealed that the song would be released on August 9, 2019. Cara stated that "Rooting for You," along with "October," was her favorite song from This Summer.[4]

Composition

"Rooting for You" is two minutes and fifty-six seconds long.[5] The song's introduction is slow and consists of a guitar; the song's chorus, meanwhile, has a "synth-and-drum combo" that lasts until the end of the song.[6] The song has been repeatedly described as "funky."[6][4] The song also features a distorted saxophone.[7]

The song's lyrics detail a failed summer romance which Cara deems "cold."[6]

Genius Lyrics was told by Alessia Cara that this was actually inspired by the iconic clip of Tyra Banks in America’s Next Top Model where she screams: "I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you! How Dare You!" She also said that she tried to put that in the beginning and the end of the song, but Tyra’s crew did not answer her e-mail in time to approve the sample.

Music video

The music video was released in September 2019 and has surpassed 3 million views as of January 2021.[8]

Live performances

Cara performed the song live for the first time during her opening gig of Shawn Mendes' self-titled tour on August 10, 2019. The song was also performed live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 7, 2019.[9] She also performed the single at the 45th People's Choice Awards on November 10, 2019.

Charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 47
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 7
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 9
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[13] 6
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 31
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 30

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States August 9, 2019
Def Jam [16]
August 27, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [2]

References
  1. Spanos, Brittany (August 9, 2019). "Alessia Cara Drops Bouncy, Funky New Song 'Rooting for You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  2. "HITS Daily Double". Hits Daily Double. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. @alessiacara (August 8, 2019). "Rooting For You. Out Tomorrow.pic.twitter.com/y6OuKEjN8u" (Tweet). Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Twitter.
  4. Ramli, Sofiana. "Listen to Alessia Cara's new song 'Rooting for You'". NME. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  5. "Rooting for You - Alessia Cara". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. Spanos, Brittany. "Alessia Cara Drops Bouncy, Funky New Song 'Rooting for You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. Corcoran, Nina. "Alessia Cara is "Rooting for You" on new song: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Alessia Cara - Rooting For You, retrieved October 31, 2019 – via YouTube
  9. "Alessia Cara: Rooting for You". Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via YouTube.
  10. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  11. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  12. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  13. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  14. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 19, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  15. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  16. "Rooting For You". Spotify. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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