Singular: Act I

A dance-pop album themed around self-empowerment, marking the first time Carpenter co-wrote every track.

Singular: Act I is the third studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on November 9, 2018, through Hollywood Records. The dance-pop album is themed around self-empowerment and marked the first time where all songs on an album were co-written by Carpenter. The album itself is the first half of a two-piece project, being supplemented by Singular: Act II (2019).

Quick Facts

Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
Released: November 9, 2018
Recorded: 2017–2018
Genre: Dance-pop
Length: 25:01
Label: Hollywood

Lore & Background

Carpenter began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album, Evolution (2016). During The De-Tour in 2017, she began teasing material including a now scrapped song titled 'Alone Together' and 'Why'. In May 2018, Carpenter began teasing Singular with the release of the lead single, 'Almost Love'. In October, during a performance of 'Almost Love' on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Carpenter ripped off a piece of the set wall revealing part of the album cover art and spray painted '11/9' indicating the release date. Carpenter stated her reasoning for separating the releases: 'i feel with the way music is digested nowadays i wanted you to be able to really hear each song. So technically by splitting it into 2 albums I'm able to give you more songs whereas if i just did one album i think a few would have had to go.'

Reader's Guide

Two singles were released for the album: 'Almost Love' and 'Sue Me', while 'Paris' and 'Bad Time' were released as promotional singles. 'Almost Love' topped the Dance Club Songs chart, making it Carpenter's second song to do so, and reached 21 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart. 'Sue Me' also reached number one on the Dance Club Songs chart, making it Carpenter's third number one on that chart. The album debuted at number 103 on the US Billboard 200 and 38 on the US Top Album Sales chart. In support of the album, Carpenter embarked on the Singular Tour in March 2019, beginning in Orlando, Florida. A compact disc was exclusively released for sale at Target stores.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Almost Love	Sabrina Carpenter, Steph Jones, Nate Campany, Mikkel Eriksen	3:32
2	Paris	Carpenter, Brett McLaughlin, Jason Evigan	3:38
3	Hold Tight (featuring Uhmeer)	Carpenter, Mike Sabath, McLaughlin	2:55
4	Sue Me	Carpenter, Warren "Oak" Felder, Jones, Trevor Brown, William Zaire Simmons	2:59
5	Prfct	Carpenter, Rob Persaud, Jenna Andrews	2:46
6	Bad Time	Oscar Görres, Carpenter, Julia Karlsson	3:04
7	Mona Lisa	James Abrahart, Carpenter, Campany, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Oliver Peterhof	2:18
8	Diamonds Are Forever	Johan Carlsson, Ross Golan, Dallas Davidson, Carpenter	3:49
Total length			25:01