You Signed Up for This explained

You Signed Up for This
Type:	studio
Artist:	Maisie Peters
Cover:	YouSignedUpForThisCover.jpg
Length:	46:01
Label:	Gingerbread Man
Producer:	Joe Rubel Bradford Ellis Jez Ashurst Henrik Michelson Steve Mac Afterhrs Fred Rob Milton Frances
Prev Title:	It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral
Prev Year:	2019
Next Title:	The Good Witch
Next Year:	2023

You Signed Up for This is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters, released on 27 August 2021 through Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records.^[1]

Background

Maisie Peters started her music career when she began uploading her own original songs to YouTube in 2015. Before the release of her first studio album, Peters previously released the extended plays Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket (2018) and It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral (2019) with Atlantic Records UK.

Work on the album began in summer 2020 when Peters went away to live in a cottage where she began writing. "Psycho" was the final song to be finished from the album.^[2]

The announcement of the album came alongside the news that Peters had signed to Ed Sheeran's label Gingerbread Man Records on 15 June 2021.^[3] In a statement, Peters said that “signing to Gingerbread is a dream come true” after she "grew up inspired and in awe of Ed".^[4]

Singles and promotion

"John Hughes Movie" was released as the lead single on 26 February 2021. Peters said that she took inspiration for the track from the John Hughes films that "encapsulate that foolish romantic energy of high school and everything that I, a small town English wannabe Molly Ringwald wanted to be, but was not."^[5] Peters cited Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles as the primary Hughes films from which she took inspiration.^[6] The second single "Psycho" was released on 2 July 2021.^[7] "Psycho" is one of three songs that Peters co-wrote with Ed Sheeran.^{[8] [9]}

On 11 August 2021, "You Signed Up for This" and "Brooklyn" were released as a double A-side single.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, You Signed Up for This received an average score of 84 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[10] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.9 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[11]

Track listing

Notes

• "Elvis Song" contains elements from "Always on My Mind", written by Wayne Thompson, Mark James, Johnny Christopher, which was covered by Elvis Presley in 1972.
• indicates a main and vocal producer
• signifies an additional producer
• indicates a co-producer

Personnel

Musicians

• Maisie Peters – vocals
• Henrik Michaelsen – guitar, bass, drums, backup vocals
• Andrew Haas – guitar, bass, drums, synthesiser, backup vocals
• Ian Franzino – drums

Production

• Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
• Mark Stent – mixing engineer
• Henrik Michaelsen – engineer
• Ian Franzino – engineer

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	27 August 2021		Atlantic

Notes and References

1. Web site: Murray. Robin. 15 June 2021. Maisie Peters Details Debut Album 'You Signed Up For This'. Clash. 16 June 2021.
2. Web site: Savage. Mark. 15 June 2021. Maisie Peters: Meet the singer who's been snapped up by Ed Sheeran. BBC News. 16 June 2021.
3. Web site: Ed Sheeran welcomes new signing Maisie Peters to his label. RTÉ. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021.
4. Web site: Moore. Sam. 15 June 2021. Maisie Peters signs to Ed Sheeran’s record label and announces debut album. NME. 16 June 2021.
5. Web site: Ackroyd. Stephen. 26 February 2021. Check out Maisie Peters‘ cinematic new single, ‘John Hughes Movie’. Dork. 16 June 2021.
6. Web site: Brennan. Kate M.. 5 April 2021. Maisie Peters Wishes Her Life Was a John Hughes Movie. Clash. 16 June 2021.
7. Web site: Cantor. Brian. 15 June 2021. Maisie Peters’ Debut Album "You Signed Up For This" Gets August 27 Release Date; New Single "Psycho" Arrives July 2. Headline Planet. 16 June 2021.
8. maisie peters signed up for this. maisiehpeters. the next single off the album is called Psycho, and is one of three songs i wrote with ed on YSUFT. it’s out July 2nd and oh my god i cannot wait for u to hear it. pre save it here https://lnk.to/MP-Psycho <3. 1404726441233850369. 16 June 2021.
9. Web site: Kaufman. Gil. 15 June 2021. Maisie Peters Signs to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records, Preps 'Psycho' Single. Billboard. 16 June 2021.
10. Web site: You Signed Up for This by Maisie Peters . . 27 August 2021 . 12 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211013122322/https://www.metacritic.com/music/you-signed-up-for-this/maisie-peters/ . 13 October 2021 . live.
11. Web site: You Signed Up for This by Maisie Peters reviews . . 27 August 2021 . 28 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210831084312/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/12991/Maisie-Peters-You-Signed-Up-For-This-.aspx . 31 August 2021 . live.