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Title is the debut extended play (EP) by American recording artist Meghan Trainor, released by Epic Records on September 9, 2014. It serves as Trainor's first major-label record release and was later replaced by her 2015 studio album of the same name. Title in its entirety was written and composed by Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by the latter. Musically, the EP comprises throwback style sound and 1950s doo wop-inspired songs that straddle the line between modern R&B and melodic pop, while its lyrical composition contemplates 21st century womanhood. Title was preceded by one single, "All About That Bass", released on June 30, 2014. It became Trainor's breakthrough into mainstream success and one of the best-selling singles of all time, topping the national charts of 58 countries worldwide and peaking atop of the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks.

The EP garnered mixed reviews from contemporary music critics who commended the record's production and Trainor's vocal ability, but were dismissive of its lyrical content. The songs "All About That Bass" and "Title" were the subject of controversy among several critics who accused both songs of anti-feminism. Title debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 21,000 units, and peaked at number 17 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Trainor promoted Title with a series of public appearances and televised live performances of "All About That Bass".

Writing and inspiration

"They're the songs that I wish I had before I went into high school. Like, love yourself more, respect yourself more. I hope little girls, like my little cousin, I hope she's goes into high school knowing these songs and how cool she is. There are girl empowerment songs – like 'I love myself I'm beautiful' - but there are also 'I deserve a good man, I deserve a good boyfriend, man, you should take me out.' That'd be awesome (to hear as a kid). I wish I had that before."

Title was entirely written and composed by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by the latter. The pair recorded the EP at The Carriage House in Nolensville, Tennessee. It was mastered by Dave Kutch at The Mastering Palace in New York City, New York. Besides writing and composing the record, Trainor was also responsible for its drum programming, percussion instrumentation, clapping and ukulele melodies, as well as handling the EP's executive production with Kadish. Title was developed using a wide range of other instrumentation; drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass—all produced by Kadish. David Baron and Jim Hoke were the only two other musicians involved in the EP's production, and were responsible for the record's piano, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone and hammond organ instrumentation. In an interview with The Baltimore Sun, Kadish spoke of the record's conception, "We were like, 'Let's do a '50s EP and see if anybody likes it, just for fun.'" Regarding the title of the EP, Trainor told Popjustice, "So I've called the EP Title. Cos obviously everyone was going, 'what's the title', and I was like, 'hey, I'm clever, I'm gonna make it this'." The name was deemed "creative" by Idolator's Mike Wass. Dear Future Husband" was inspired by a joke Trainor made with her father, where she would say that her future husband "is out there somewhere, chilling". Trainor described the EP as having a "doo-wop feel" reminiscent of "All About That Bass," but being different lyrically. Trainor noted that Title takes on themes that "not a lot of people think about," such as commitment and staying true to one's self. The EP was Epic Records' idea to prove that Trainor was not a one-hit wonder, following the success of her debut single, "All About That Bass". In an interview with James Sullivan of the Boston Globe, the singer said that Title focuses on "an awkward 19-, 20-year-old, when you're pretty sure you're an adult but you're not, yet." She went on to add, "All the songs sound very similar—very personal, girl power anthems." Trainor felt the EP's album tracks showcased her better than what "All About That Bass" did.

Music and lyrics

Musically, Title comprises throwback style sound, 1950s doo wop-inspired songs that straddle the line between modern R&B and melodic pop. The EP's lyrical composition contemplates 21st century womanhood. The EP's opening track, "All About That Bass" is a bubblegum pop, doo-wop song which serves as a throwback to 1950s and 1960s music, and contains elements from a complex mix of several genres; R&B, hip hop, tropical, country and rock and roll. Sonically, "All About That Bass" comprises an earworm hook, early 1960s soul-pop groove, scatting tempo and shimmying melody. Lyrically, "All About That Bass" serves as a callout to embrace one's appearance and promote a positive body image. The song metaphorically refers to the appearance of a woman's bottom. Larger women are described as "bass" and thinner women as "treble", which Trainor implies as a joke about "thick and thin". The lyric "I'm bringing booty back" references Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" (2006). In the song, she also calls out the fashion industry for creating unreachable standards of beauty: "I see the magazines working that Photoshop / We know that shit ain't real, c'mon make it stop / You know I won't be no stick-figure Barbie doll."

The title track is a soca-pop song, and blends horns and background vocals with ukulele folk-pop and island percussion morphed into a programmed beat. It contains handclaps and subtle modern sound effects. Trainor uses an assertive throwback aural tone on the song. The rap verse in "Title" was compared to the works of Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and American duo Karmin. The song's lyrics see Trainor demanding her lover to put a name on their relationship status. It was described by the singer as "call me your girlfriend, I'm sick of being your boo thing, so call me your girlfriend and give me that title". While musically, Trainor felt the song showcased what her artistic style was about, and said, "I loved that 'Title' showed a little Caribbean drum before the chorus and then, like, a rap bridge that was, like… totally different sound." MTV Christina Garibaldi of MTV News wrote that the song serves a lesson for women not to settle for a friends-with-benefits relationship.

"Dear Future Husband" is a doo-wop song, and lyrically comprises a list of factors Trainor's love interests should be aware of before proposing to her. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone dubbed the song "a YA dream that's no pastel-colored fantasy," and opined, " imagines marriage as contract between equals who work and don't cook". The melody in "Dear Future Husband" was likened to American singer Dion's "Runaround Sue" (1961), and sonically the song comprises a series of slick production slap-beats, a rock-inspired drum track, zippy piano and ebullient brass instrumentation. The EP's final track, "Close Your Eyes" is a modern slow dance ballad about ignoring negativity and loving yourself on your own terms. Backed by an acoustic guitar, Trainor solicits a nuanced, soulful, fluttery vocal performance afront pitch-shifted background vocals on the track.

Release

On August 10, 2014, The EP's third track, "Dear Future Husband" was premiered live by Trainor at promotional gig in Kansas City. The EP's track listing was announced on August 14, 2014. In an interview with DirectLyrics, Trainor quipped that the EP's four tracks were "just picked". On August 29, 2014, Trainor revealed the EP's artwork and a 15-second snippet of the title track. The artwork is a previously-seen promotional photo of the singer which Epic edited with new colors. MTV premiered the full version of the title track online on September 5, 2014. "Close Your Eyes" was premiered by music website BuzzFeed on September 8, 2014. Trainor revealed in an interview with Teen Vogue that her fans researched the EP's songs and were familiar with each lyric before the EP was released. Title was released on CD and digital download formats on September 9, 2014. An "All About That Bass" EP identical to Title was released in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on October 3, 2014. Title was replaced on iTunes Stores on October 20, 2014, with a pre-order of Trainor's 2015 debut major-label studio album of the same name. The album included all four tracks featured on the EP. However, the EP was not replaced on CD formats.

Promotion

Trainor promoted Title with a series of public appearances and televised live performances. She first performed "All About That Bass" live in Nashville at an Emily West show on July 16, 2014, and on Live! with Kelly and Michael on August 7, 2014. Trainor performed an acoustic version of "All About That Bass" on the ukulele for Entertainment Tonight on September 2, 2014. Trainor, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots performed "All About That Bass" together on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 4, 2014, using classroom instruments. The rendition was deemed "light," "fun" and "the perfect kicky antidote to your Friday blues" by Kevin O'Keeffe of The Wire. Billboard journalist Gary Trust wrote that the performance helped stir publicity for the song and aided its 2-1 climb on the Billboard Hot 100 the following week. On September 11, 2014, Trainor performed "All About That Bass" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She made her Australian television debut on September 15, 2014, performing "All About That Bass" on The X Factor Australia. On October 6, 2014, Trainor performed "Title" live for MTV. She reprised "Title" in a session for the National Post on October 14, 2014.

Singles

"All About That Bass" was released as the EP's lead and only single on June 30, 2014. It was acclaimed by music critics and was tipped it as a contender for 2014's "Song of the Summer". "All About That Bass" was recognized with one People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Song, one MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Song with a Social Message, and nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. It became Trainor's breakthrough into mainstream success and one of the best-selling singles of all time with sales in excess of six million copies worldwide. It topped the national charts of 58 countries, of which included eight weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks atop the UK Singles Chart. The song was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and as of December 2014, has accumulated total sales of over four million copies in the United States.

"Dear Future Husband" was originally announced as the second single in an interview with Popjustice on August 18, 2014; however, in an interview with MTV on September 24, 2014, Trainor revealed that she had chosen "Title" as the second single instead. Trainor then mentioned that the song was nearly shelved in favor of "Dear Future Husband" as her second single again, but stated in October that she was filming a music video for "Title". However, the song's single release was cancelled in favor of "Lips Are Movin" which was released on October 21, 2014, as Trainor's second single from the full-length replacement of Title. Despite not being released as singles, "Dear Future Husband" and "Title" managed to appear on several national charts, fueled by strong digital sales of the EP. The former peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 87 in Canada and number 27 in New Zealand. While the latter became Trainor's second consecutive top ten hit in New Zealand where it peaked at number nine, and was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for sales of 7,500 units.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Knoxville News Sentinel
Rolling Stone
Stereogum	Mixed

Title garnered mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. Rolling Stone writer Jon Dolan observed, ", the EP hooks similar trickle-down Beyoncé empowerment themes to sugary doo-wop and girl-group melodies." AllMusic's Matt Collar lauded Trainor's vocal ability as "soulful" and "highly resonant" on the record. Carl Wilson of Billboard Magazine gave it three stars stating that the messages in her songs " Trainor's fans want and need to hear, but they get repetitive, and the retro musical framing sometimes threatens to make her healthy-values emphasis seem dully quaint and cloying." He went on to add, "Aside from an understandable naivete, Trainor's weaknesses are her stylistic cherry-picking and her compulsion to appear adorably relatable and socially correct...her career will live well beyond her breakout year if she can mature into the originality and messiness of her humanity with the same vivaciousness." Christina Garibaldi of MTV News felt that the title track showcased Trainor's "impressive" rapping skills. Stereogum's Chris DeVille wrote, "Title suggests she might have a shot at outlasting 'All About That Bass' if only she finds some new subject matter to sing about." DeVille, however, commended the EP's production, opining, " how to craft a hit, both in terms of punchy major-key music and cheeky, meme-able lyrical turns," and went on to conclude that Trainor is a "very capable singer" and is able to "project lots of character and emotion within a relatively limited range". In a mixed review, a writer for the Knoxville News Sentinel commented, "After 'Bass,' Title loses its element of surprise and leaves even appreciative listeners to wonder what else Trainor’s got to offer".

Anti-feminism claims

The lyrics of "All About That Bass" became a subject of controversy among several music critics who felt that the song did not promote a positive body image as Trainor intended. The singer was accused of anti-feminism and shaming thin women in the song, namely in the lyrics "bringing booty back / Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that," and "Yeah my mama she told me don't worry about your size / She says, 'Boys like a little more booty to hold at night.'" The former lyric was however developed by Kadish and not Trainor. In a publication by the The Daily Telegraph, Olivia O'Niell analyzed, "If the song's 908,000 likes on YouTube and Meghan's 90,000 followers on Twitter are anything to go by, it would seem that the message most people are taking away from the hit is a positive one". However, O'Niell went on to highlight that the lyrics "have outraged some listeners, with YouTube comments criticizing Trainor for her 'thinly veiled hypocrisy'". Naomi Schaefer Riley of the New York Post dubbed the song as "faux empowerment" and wrote, "Meghan Trainor is trying to pull a fast one on impressionable adolescent girls, and feminists want her to know she's not going to get away with it."

The title track also became the subject of the same controversy, and was dubbed "just as anti-feminist" as "All About That Bass". L.V. Anderson of Slate wrote that "Title" perpetuated a retrograde belief about relationships and deemed Trainor a poor role model, and opined, "Once again she is sending the message that a woman's worth is defined by men". Sean Michaels of The Guardian highlighted the lyrics, "You gotta treat me like a trophy / Put me on the shelf / You gotta show me off," as controversial.

Commercial performance

Title debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 issued for September 27, 2014, with first week sales of 21,000 units. According to chart analyst Brian Cantor, the EP "obliterated sales forecast" and "roughly doubled" Hits Double Daily's sales prediction of 11,000 copies. Cantor noted that in its first week, Title was "signposted by its delayed ascent into the top five of the iTunes album sales chart". The EP spent its first three weeks within the chart's top 25, in which it sold a total of 55,000 copies as of October 2, 2014. The record's release also assisted Trainor in reaching the top of the Billboard Artist 100 for the first time. Title has since spent a total of 14 weeks on the Billboard 200. As on January 2015, it has sold 171,000 copies in the US.

The EP entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number 17 and went on to accumulate a total of five weeks on the chart. While in Denmark, Title bowed at number 35 the Danish Albums Chart on November 21, 2014, and dropped off the chart the following week.

The EP's title track and "Dear Future Husband" both made appearances on the Billboard Hot 100, despite not being released as singles. The former had spent one week with position 100 as its peak, while the later has currently peaked at 64 and spent 7 weeks on the chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by the latter

Credits and personnel

As listed in the liner notes.

Recording

• Recorded and engineered at The Carriage House, Nolensville, Tennessee
• Mastered at The Mastering Palace, New York City, New York
• Published by Year of the Dog Music (ASCAP), a division of Big Yellow Dog, LLC / Over-Thought Under-Appreciated Songs (ASCAP)

Personnel

• Meghan Trainor – songwriter, executive producer, vocals, clapping, percussion, ukulele, drum programming
• Kevin Kadish – songwriter, producer, drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hammond organ, vox organ, piano, bass, sound design, mixing, recording, engineering, synthesizer, background vocals, executive producer
• David Baron – piano, baritone saxophone, hammond organ
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Jim Hoke – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jeremy Lister – background vocals
• Bekah Connolly – A&R
• JP Robinson – art direction, art design
• Fatima Robinson – art direction, art design
• Sarah McColgan – photography
• Marisa Pizarro – A&R
• Michael Klein – A&R
• Heather Santos – A&R

Charts

Release history

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