Growing Up Is

"Growing Up Is _____" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The song was released on 10 December 2021 as the lead single from his debut studio album, 4th Wall (2023). The song peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

The song was described in a press release as being an "ode to the messy, complicated, yet ultimately exhilarating rites of passage we all traverse while growing up", with Ruel saying "The idea of the underline at the end of the title was to try to explain that everyone has a different experience growing up. Everyone has ups and downs, but because it's never just one thing, I couldn't just give it one word and wanted to leave it open for interpretation."

At the 2022 ARIA Music Awards, the song earned Ruel a nomination for Best Solo Artist.

At the APRA Music Awards of 2023, the song was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work of the Year and Most Performed Pop Work of the Year.