"Espresso" | ||||
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Single by Sabrina Carpenter | ||||
Released | April 11, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
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Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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Producer(s) | Julian Bunetta | |||
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Espresso" on YouTube |
"Espresso" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter. It was released as a single on April 11, 2024, through Island Records. She wrote the song along with Amy Allen, Steph Jones, and Julian Bunetta, and the latter handled production. A Dave Meyers-directed music video for "Espresso" was released on the following day. To support its release, Carpenter performed the song at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
"Espresso" became a commercial success. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Carpenter's first top ten single on the chart. It also earned her first top ten single on the Billboard Global 200 chart. Outside of the United States, "Espresso" topped the charts in Australia, India, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Elsewhere, "Espresso" peaked within the top ten in Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates, top twenty in Finland, South Africa, Slovakìa, Hong-Kong and Austria and top thirty in Hungary, Peru, Germany, Poland, Portugal, France and Taiwan. The song also charts in Argentina, where is her very first entry in the charts of the country, Italy and South Korea.
On January 16, 2024, Sabrina Carpenter was confirmed as part of the American festival Coachella, held in Indio, California. [3] She teased a new song, ahead of her performance at the festival, via billboards that read: "She's gonna make you come... to her Coachella set!". [4] Carpenter announced the release of "Espresso" on her social media accounts on April 8, 2024, along with its release date and cover artwork. [5] She captioned the post with: "Just wanted to put out a little song before Coachella". [6] Island Records released the single via streaming and digital download, while Polydor Records released it through vinyl and cassette formats. [4]
The song is in the key of C major, with a ii iii vi chord progression.
In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Carpenter confirmed that she wrote the song in France in a "very quick process", and that inspired "how the song ended up feeling". [7] The lyrics of the song are about self-confidence. Speaking to American magazine Vogue , she stated that the song is about "seeing femininity as your super power and embracing the confidence of being 'that bitch'". [8] Music journalists described the song's genre as pop, [9] with elements of synthpop, disco, and funk. [10]
"Espresso" received generally positive reviews from critics. Vulture highlighted the song's catchy hook, referring to it as an "instant earworm," while also appreciating its "whimsical" lyrical approach. [11] Uproxx praised Carpenter's "playful" lyrics and the track's "infectious groove," describing "Espresso" as a "fun, upbeat song that demonstrates Carpenter's growth as a songwriter." [12] Similarly, Rolling Stone lauded the song's "irresistible rhythm" and "clever" lyrics, emphasizing Carpenter's distinctive flair for storytelling. [13]
In the United States, the song debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week dated April 27, 2024, becoming Carpenter's first top 10 hit and highest charting debut on the chart. On week dated May 11, 2024, the song moved to number four. [14] [15] The song has also become her fourth entry on the chart and second top 40 hit overall. [16] "Espresso" became Carpenter's eighth entry on the Billboard Mainstream top 40 chart. Additionally, "Espresso" debuted at number ten on the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming Carpenter's first song to peak within the top ten and fourth overall chart entry. [17]
In the United Kingdom, "Espresso" debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart before climbing to number five in its second week, and peaking at the top of the chart in its third week. [18] [19] The song is Carpenter's first chart-topping hit in Britain and first top ten song there. It is Carpenter's second top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart, with her previous single, "Feather", peaking at number 19 on the chart. [20] The song spent a second week atop the chart. [21] [22]
In Ireland, the song debuted at number four on the Irish Singles Chart and then climbed to number three the week after. [23] "Espresso" topped the Irish Singles Chart in its third week, becoming Carpenter's first chart-topping hit in Ireland and first top-ten song there. [24]
"Espresso" also reached top ten in other countries. In Australia, the song reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart. [25] In Canada, the song peaked at number four on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 hit on the chart. [26] In Brazil, the song debuted at number 70 on the Brasil Hot 100. [27]
An accompanying music video for "Espresso" was released on April 12, 2024, one day after the song. It was directed by Dave Meyers. [28] About the video, Carpenter expressed: "Since the day I heard the song, I saw a beach atmosphere—and more specifically this kind of old school [and] modern environment. [I wanted to capture] the playfulness that I like to use throughout all of my videos. I also just wanted a pool car, to be frank". [29]
The video begins with Sabrina and a man in a speedboat. As the man leans close behind Sabrina, she makes a sharp turn that leads to him falling out of the boat. She retrieves his wallet and pulls his gold credit card out of it, and as she makes land, she meets with some other girls and engages in various activities such as reading a book, receiving massages and pedicures, and sunbathing while being fanned by leaves. Right before the second verse, another vintage car shows up with a bunch of other men, who hold up a surfboard that she dances on top of. They continue to party together, and the car is eventually filled with water as Sabrina and one of the men lounge in it like a hot tub. However, she is then spotted by the man from the beginning of the video along with the police, who apprehend Sabrina and recover the man's wallet and gold credit card. She waves goodbye before being shoved into the cop car, which the police officer cannot start up. Music plays from the horn on top of the car. [28]
Carpenter performed "Espresso" live for the first time at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held on April 12. [30]
Side A
Side B
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [91] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [92] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | April 11, 2024 | Island | [6] [93] | |
Italy | May 2, 2024 | Radio airplay | Universal | [94] |
United Kingdom | June 7, 2024 | Polydor | [31] [32] | |
Canada | 7-inch single | Universal Canada | [95] |
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