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Draft:Whoops (song)

"Whoops"
Single by Meghan Trainor
from the album Timeless
ReleasedJune 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)
Genre
Length2:28
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gian Stone
  • Grant Boutin
Meghan Trainor singles chronology
"To the Moon"
(2024) 		"Whoops"
(2024)
Music video
"Whoops" on YouTube

"Whoops" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from her sixth major-label studio album, Timeless (2024). Trainor wrote the song with Sean Douglas and its producers, Gian Stone and Grant Boutin. Epic Records released it as the album's third single on June 24, 2024. "Whoops" is a pop-doo-wop break-up song, on which she addresses an ex-partner and derides the woman who he cheated on her with.

"Whoops" has charted at number 94 in the UK. Phillip R Lopez directed the song's music video, in which Trainor dances in an empty room and destroys every piece of furniture in it with a baseball bat. She performed the song on the television shows Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Capital's Summertime Ball 2024.

Background

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Meghan Trainor's popularity declined in the lead-up to the release of her third major-label studio album, Treat Myself (2020), which received limited live promotion due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.[1] After her 2014 song "Title" attained viral popularity on video-sharing service TikTok in 2021, she announced her intention to return to its parent album's doo-wop sound on her fifth major-label studio album.[2] TikTok was highly influential on Trainor's creative process, and she began writing material that would resonate with audiences on it.[3] She gained popularity on it while regularly sharing clips and other content with influencer Chris Olsen.[4][5] Takin' It Back (2022) included the single "Made You Look", which went viral on TikTok.[6][7] It became Trainor's first song since 2016 to enter the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100[8] and reached the top 10 in several other countries.[9][10][11]

Gian Stone, who had produced four tracks on Takin' It Back, returned to produce Trainor's song "Been Like This" (2024) alongside Grant Boutin.[12][13] It was released as the lead single from her sixth major-label studio album, Timeless (2024), in March 2024.[14] Trainor also wrote the song "Whoops" alongside songwriter Sean Douglas and its producers, Stone and Boutin.[13] It was inspired by the work of Jack Harlow, as Trainor imagined what a collaboration between them would sound like.[15] On May 22, 2024, she began teasing the song and revealed some of its lyrics through a snippet, confirming that it was not about infidelity from her husband, Daryl Sabara.[16][17]

Composition

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"Whoops" is two minutes and 28 seconds long.[18] Stone and Boutin produced, programmed, and engineered the song, and they provided background vocals alongside Douglas. Trainor handled vocal production and Boutin played keyboards. Tom Norris mixed the song at Snackworld in Los Angeles, and Randy Merrill mastered it at Sterling Sound in New York City.[13]

Rolling Stone's Tomás Mier characterized "Whoops" as a pop-doo-wop song, and Riff's Mike DeWald believed it has a "modern minimalistic pop sound" reminiscent of the work of Ariana Grande.[19][20] George Griffiths of the Official Charts Company thought it mixed Timeless's sound with "bone-crunching R&B" but was the song that most resembled a "classic Meghan track".[15]

Lyrically, "Whoops" is a break-up song on which Trainor quaintly addresses an ex-partner who made mistakes during their relationship. She derides the woman he cheated on her with, claiming that she is less attractive than Trainor and has small buttocks: "And she got 'bout half/Of my looks with no class." Sputnikmusic's Benjamin Jack was critical of this and believed it contradicted Trainor's usual body-positive message, casting "doubt upon the character the singer has cultivated for herself over the years".[19][20][21]

Release and promotion

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Epic Records released an Ellis remix of "Whoops" on June 5, 2024.[18] Two days later, Trainor performed the song on Today.[22] Phillip R Lopez directed its music video, which was released on June 10. In it, Trainor dances and poses in an empty room, and she later comes with a baseball bat and destroys every piece of furniture inside the room.[19] The following day, she reprised "Whoops" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and later at Capital's Summertime Ball 2024.[23][24] Initially waiting for one of the songs on Timeless to gain popularity on TikTok,[25] the label sent "Whoops" to radio stations as the third single from the album on June 24.[26]

Commercial performance

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"Whoops" debuted at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart issued for June 21, 2024.[27] The song also reached number 18 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[28]

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Timeless.[13]

Charts

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Chart positions for "Whoops"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[28] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[27] 94

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "Whoops"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various June 5, 2024
Remixes Epic [18]
United States June 24, 2024 Radio airplay Original [26]


References

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  1. ^ Maheshwari, Sapna (June 24, 2023). "TikTok Is Our DJ Now. It's Playing a Lot of Meghan Trainor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, Brian (May 12, 2022). "Meghan Trainor Reveals How She's Taking It Back for Upcoming Album". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Lee, Tionah (November 20, 2022). "Meghan Trainor Shares Advice for New Moms and Talks 'Made You Look' Success". Entertainment Tonight. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Spanos, Brittany (December 20, 2022). "How Chris Olsen Became the Music World's Favorite TikTok Personality". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Mier, Tomás (October 23, 2022). "How Meghan Trainor Mastered TikTok and Returned to Her Roots on Her New Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (November 2, 2022). "Trending Up: Rihanna and Meghan Trainor Make Two Very Different Pop Comebacks". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Wert, Nicole (November 10, 2022). "Meghan Trainor 'Forces' Her Brother to Do TikTok Trend to Her Song". Parade. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Meghan Trainor Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  9. ^ Griffiths, George (November 6, 2022). "Taylor Swift on Track for Third Week at Number 1 with 'Anti-Hero'". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Meghan Trainor – Made You Look". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Meghan Trainor – Made You Look". Top 40 Singles. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  12. ^ Epic Records (2022). Takin' It Back (Media notes). Meghan Trainor.
  13. ^ a b c d Epic Records (2024). Timeless (Media notes). Meghan Trainor.
  14. ^ Marquina, Sierra (March 29, 2024). "Meghan Trainor Reveals She Wants More Kids, Talks T-Pain Collab & Tour!". On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved June 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ a b Griffiths, George (June 7, 2024). "The Official Chat with Meghan Trainor: "I'm Happy to Be the 'All About That Bass' Girl at 70"". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "Meghan Trainor on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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  18. ^ a b c "'Whoops' (Remixes) — Single — Album by Meghan Trainor". Apple Music (US). Retrieved June 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b c Mier, Tomás (June 10, 2024). "Meghan Trainor Drags a Dummy Who Fumbled the Bag in 'Whoops' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  20. ^ a b DeWald, Mike (June 6, 2024). "Meghan Trainor Turns Back the Clock on Timeless". Riff. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  21. ^ Jack, Benjamin (June 11, 2024). "Meghan Trainor — Timeless". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Martin, Annie (June 7, 2024). "Meghan Trainor Releases Timeless Album, Performs on Today". United Press International. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  23. ^ Zemler, Emily (June 12, 2024). "Watch Meghan Trainor Showcase Pop Single 'Whoops' on Fallon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  24. ^ Prance, Sam (June 16, 2024). "The Full Setlist for Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard 2024". Capital FM. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  25. ^ Trainor, Meghan (May 30, 2024). Workin' on Los Angeles Friends. Event occurs at 15:01. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ a b Trainor, Meghan (June 20, 2024). Workin' on Album Release Week. Event occurs at 20:53. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.


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