This Summer (EP)

This Summer is the second extended play by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. It was released on September 6, 2019, through Def Jam and Universal Music Canada. Cara wrote or co-wrote all the tracks, working closely with Jon Levine, Midi Jones, and Mike Sabath. Four singles preceded the release of her EP, "Ready", "Rooting for You", "Okay Okay", and October.

This Summer
EP by
Alessia Cara
ReleasedSeptember 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Genre
Length18:12
Label
Producer
Alessia Cara chronology
The Pains of Growing
(2018)		 This Summer
(2019)		 This Summer: Live off the Floor[1]
(2020)
Singles from This Summer
  1. "Ready"
    Released: July 22, 2019
  2. "Rooting for You"
    Released: August 9, 2019
  3. "Okay Okay"
    Released: August 22, 2019
  4. "October"
    Released: September 3, 2019

Background

On July 18, 2019, Cara announced that she would be releasing an EP entitled This Summer, with the first single, "Ready", released on July 22.[2] Through social media, Cara stated, "Caught the writing bug out of the blue and made an EP. It's called This Summer. I'll be releasing a new track every couple of weeks until its release."[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ready"
  • Levine
  • Midi Jones
2:59
2."What's on Your Mind?"
  • Caracciolo
  • Mike Sabath
Caracciolo3:14
3."Like You"
  • Caracciolo
Levine2:24
4."Okay Okay"
  • Caracciolo
  • Levine
  • Levine
  • Jones
2:38
5."Rooting for You"
  • Caracciolo
  • Levine
  • Levine
  • Jones
2:56
6."October"
  • Caracciolo
  • Levine
  • Levine
  • Jones
4:01
Total length:18:12

Personnel
  • Alessia Cara – vocals, composer, lyricist, production
  • Jon Levine – production, bass, drum programmer, guitar
  • Midi Jones – production, bass, drum programmer, guitar
  • Caye – production, background vocals, bass, piano
  • Mike Sabath – production, lyricist, background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Olivia Aita – background vocals
  • Darwin Derequito – engineer, studio personnel
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer, studio personnel
  • Matty Green – mixer, studio personnel
  • Andrew Dawson – mixer
  • Joe Zook – mixer
  • Ross Newbauer – assistant mixer, studio personnel
  • Jon Sosin, guitar
  • Bryan Matheson, studio personnel
  • Imogen Teasley-Vlautin, studio personnel

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 52
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[6] 71

References
  1. "This Summer: Live off the Floor by Alessia Cara". Apple Music. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. "Alessia Cara Announces New 'This Summer' EP, Drops First Single 'Ready': Listen". Billboard.
  3. "Alessia Cara announces new EP This Summer, new single "Ready"". 97.9 WRMF. July 19, 2019.
  4. "This Summer / Alessia TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. "Alessia Cara Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 16, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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