Grown

* General Information

## Music Video

"**Grown**", also known as "Grown (from Grown-ish)", is the lead single off Chloe x Halle's debut studio album, *The Kids Are Alright* (2018). Written by both Chloe and Halle Bailey, and produced by Chloe, the song was released on December 29, 2017.

"Grown" discusses the hardships of young adulthood. "Grown" also serves as the theme song for the American comedy series *Grown-ish*, where the sisters star.

## Background

In August 2017, Chloe and Halle Bailey joined the cast of the then-upcoming TV series *Grown-ish*, spin-off of the American sitcom *Black-ish*. The series creator Kenya Barris asked the duo to create a theme song for the series. According to the duo, the writing process only took 30 minutes, after listening to the theme songs of some of their favorite shows like *The Proud Family*, *That's So Raven*, *Drake & Josh*, and *Friends* for inspiration. "It worked out so perfectly, because as we were writing these lyrics for the purpose of the show, it was near and dear to our hearts — we were writing it to ourselves in a way," Chloe told Refinery29. "As we're growing into young women, we feel like we're grown, but then not really, because we realize we don't really know anything. But you know, we're just letting the world know we're grown, we're here, we got this." Halle added, "We love how people of all ages sing this song and are like 'Oh, it takes me back to that moment when I was that age and I was about to be grown. We'll never get this moment back, so it's just soaking it all in and writing about it."

## Music video

An official music video was released on December 29, 2017 accompanying the song. It features a collection of self-made videos of the duo getting fun, using Snapchat filters, lip-syncing, and dancing.

## Live performances

On April 30, 2018, the duo released a live performance of the song on Honda Stage at iHeartRadio HQ in New York City, on their YouTube channel. They also performed the song live on MTV Push in July 2018. On December 13, 2018, the duo uploaded a VR180 video performance of "Grown" live on their YouTube channel.

"Grown" was also a regular part of the duo's setlist as opening acts for Beyoncé and Jay-Z's On the Run II Tour, from July 25, 2018, to October 4, 2018.

Honda Stage - "Grown"MTV Push - "Grown""Grown" - live in VR180
## Lyrics

Watch out, world, I'm grown now

It's about to go down

My heart beat is so loud

Mama, look, I'm grown now

(I'm grown!)

I can't sleep, I'm wide awake (Wake)

I've been up since yesterday (Day)

Scared 'cause I know it ain't a game ('Ame)

Like, who am I gonna be today? (Day)

Tell your homeboy what's good ('s Good)

I'm tryna fit in your hood (Hood)

Got the weight of the world on me (Me)

But no regrets, this is what I say (Ay)

Watch out, world, I'm grown now

It's about to go down

My heart beat is so loud

Mama, look, I'm grown now

(I'm grown!)

Learn something new everyday (Day)

I don't know so imma feel my way (Way)

I'm taking one day at the time (Time)

I think I'm handlin' just fine (Just fine)

No, I can't lie I make mistakes (Mistakes)

But I know I'm gonna be okay (Okay)

Got the weight of the world on me (Me)

But no regrets, this is what I say

Watch out, world, I'm grown now

It's about to go down

My heart beat is so loud

Mama, look, I'm grown now

(I'm grown!)

(Oooh)

(I'm grown!)

You can tell me nothin'

(Oooh)

(I'm grown!)

Like a heart, I'm stuntin', babe

(Ooooh)

(I'm grown!)

You can tell me nothin'

(Oooh)

'Cause I'm grown, I'm grown

(I'm grown!)

Watch out, world, I'm grown now

It's about to go down

My heart beat is so loud

Mama, look, I'm grown now

(I'm grown!)

## References

1. ↑ "Chloe x Halle – Grown (from Grown-ish) Lyrics". Genius Lyrics. Retrieved on March 5, 2021.
2. ↑ Agard, Chancellor (August 30, 2017). "Grown-ish: Black-ish spin-off adds two cast members". *Entertainment Weekly*. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Davis, Arianna (March 23, 2018). "Chloe x Halle Go Behind The Scenes Of Their New Album". Refinery29. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Midkiff, Sarah (December 30, 2017). "Chloe X Halle Music Video Grown Freeform Grown-ish Song". Refinery29. Retrieved on March 18, 2021.
5. ↑ Mastrogiannis, Nicole (April 30, 2018). "Chloe x Halle Perform New Music Live on the Honda Stage in NYC (VIDEOS)". iHeartRadio. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
6. ↑ MTV (July 27, 2018). "Chloe x Halle Perform ‘Grown’ (Live Performance) | MTV Push". YouTube. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
7. ↑ Chloe x Halle (December 13, 2018). "Chloe x Halle - Grown live in VR180". YouTube. Retrieved on March 18, 2021.
8. ↑ "Credits / The Kids Are Alright / Chloe x Halle". Tidal. Retrieved on March 13, 2021.