PRENUP

"**PRENUP**" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter, serving as the lead single for her upcoming second studio album, *Feeling So Much Better* (2021). The song was written by Carpenter and **Finneas**, and produced by the latter. A pop, alt-pop, dark-pop, electropop, industrial, and progressive pop track contains diverse lyrical content. It speaks about Carpenter's inability to trust men with her fame and money, as well as touching on her relationships with older men. Additionally, the track transitions into what is rumored to be "To be or to not be", the track that is rumored to follow "PRENUP in the track list.

The track was released by **Cosmic Records** as the album's lead single on October 2, 2021.

## Background and release

In 2020, Carpenter had announced her retirement from acting, citing that she was "gonna focus on music only now". The singer moved to Hollywood and began work on her debut studio album, which was then unnamed.

"PRENUP" was announced via a Tweet on Twitter by Carpenter two days before the song's release. The song was released to digital download and streaming media on October 2, 2021 as the lead single of *Feeling So Much Better*.

## Development and recording

"PRENUP" was written by Sabrina Carpenter and her friend, Finneas O'Connell, who also serves as the track's producer. It was recorded in Carpenter's boyfriend, G-Eazy's home studio, and the vocal stems were sent to Finneas "as a rough idea that formed out of nothing". Speaking about the recording process, Carpenter said it was never intended to be the "center point of the album" but she loved it so much that it did.

## Music and lyrics

Musically, "PRENUP" is a minimal, pulsating trance-like song described as pop, alt-pop, dark-pop, electropop, industrial, and progressive pop. According to the sheet music published by Cosmic Records, the song is composed in the key of G minor, and has a tempo of 85 beats per minute. It starts off with a distorted synth and pulsing beat. It later features "weird plucky" guitar, atmospheric synths, sub-bass, an electro auto tune, and Carpenter's doubled whispery vocals in a "sparse, chiming production". The bass grows more "intensive" and "aggressive" during song's chorus, while Eilish screams "You can love if you don't take any of my assets / I'll love you, but it won't be for your success" with heavy auto-tune put over her vocals.

Lyrically, "PRENUP" covers various topics. Carpenter starts the song by sarcastically commenting on men who brag about their money in lines "Did you think six figures would win my heart / Thought I only liked your money, boy, you're not that smart / Got a boy in my messages wanting to spread my legs apart / Says he's the devil and that what's between my legs is art". Next, she continues the sarcasm by mentioning she sorts men by a color chart. Carpenter also presents the struggles to have an intimate personal life and a romantic partner due to her fame and success. Additionally, she sings that she makes her lovers sign a PRENUP if they want to be with her, as she doesn't trust them to not take her money. In the second verse, Carpenter addresses how much money she has, singing that her saving is bigger than her checking account. She expresses thoughts about how she prefers older men because they react better to women showing indepdence. The outro features Carpenter singing "Did I say something wrong? / Because I know what you really want? / I saw through your games / I'm not someone you play" which serves as a warning to anyone who aims to date her.

The singer's vocal delivery in "PRENUP" was described as "apathetic", "sarcastic", and "half-rapping". The song's lyrics have been described as "half-joke", "darkly humorous", "barbed", and "sly".

## Credits and personnel

* Sabrina Carpenter - vocals, songwriting, vocal engineering, studio personnel
* Finneas O'Connell - songwriting, production. drum programming, engineering, percussion, synth bass, synthesizer, vocal arrangement, studio personnel
* Hua Qui - mastering, studio personnel
* Jordan Paige - mixing, studio personnel
* Airyn Pickett - mixing assistant, studio personnel