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| Single by Sabrina Carpenter | ||||
| from the EP Can't Blame a Girl for Trying | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| "The Middle of Starting Over" on YouTube | ||||
"The Middle of Starting Over" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her debut extended play Can't Blame a Girl for Trying (2014), serving as the second track of the EP. The track also appears on her debut studio album Eyes Wide Open (2015), serving as the third track of the record. The song was produced by Brian Malouf and written by Michelle Moyer, Jim McGorman with Robb Vallier, the last two being co-producers of the track. "The Middle of Starting Over" is a midtempo pop folk song with country pop influences backed by acoustic guitars and percussion elements. Lyrically, the song speaks about moving on, starting all over again and forgetting the mistakes. According to Carpenter, the song is about taking in life's mistakes and just finding fun ways to get through life.
The song was released by Hollywood Records as the second single from Can't Blame a Girl for Trying on August 19, 2014 and was premiered a month before exclusively on Radio Disney. It was accompanied by a music video directed by The Young Astronauts premiered on her Vevo channel on September 21, 2014.