| Fast Times | |
| Cover: | Sabrina Carpenter - Fast Times.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sabrina Carpenter |
| Released: | February 18, 2022 |
| Recorded: | Summer 2021 |
| Studio: | Jungle City Studios (New York City) |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 2:55 |
| Label: | Island |
| Producer: | John Ryan |
| Prev Title: | Skinny Dipping |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
| Next Title: | Vicious |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
"Fast Times" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send (2022), included as the tenth track of the album. The track was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and its producer John Ryan. The song was released by Island Records as the second single from the album on February 18, 2022.
The song was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and John Ryan in New York on Summer 2021. The first stage of the song's songwriting was sampling a Tequila bottle and playing percussion with pencils.[2] The singer says "We weren't taking ourselves too seriously making it, which really reflects the energy of the song".[2]
On January 1, Carpenter shared a snippet of the song's chorus, enticing new music.[3] On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Carpenter revealed the song's name. On February 3, Carpenter finally revealed the single's cover art and release date.[4] The song was released on February 18, along with its music video.
Musically, "Fast Times" is a two minutes and fifty-five seconds pop and bossa nova song.[5] In terms of music notation, "Fast Times" was composed using common time in the key of C♯ minor, with the verses composed in D major, with a moderately fast tempo of 133 beats per minute.[6] The song follows the chord progression of Em-Em6-Em7-Em6 on the verses and C♯m-B6-Amaj7-B6/A on the chorus.[6] Carpenter's vocal range spans from the low note G3 to the high note of A4, giving the song one octave and one note of range. Productionwise, the song features "post-disco violins" and a "funky electric guitar solo" on the bridge.[7]
The official music video was released along with the song and was directed by Amber Park. The action music video is inspired by Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill.[8]
Recording and management
Personnel
Credits adapted from Emails I Can't Send liner notes.[9]