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| Single by Sabrina Carpenter | ||||
| from the album Short n' Sweet | ||||
| Released | April 11, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023 | |||
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| Length | 2:55 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Producer(s) | Julian Bunetta | |||
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| "Espresso" on YouTube | ||||
"Espresso" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her sixth studio album Short n' Sweet (2024). It was released through Island Records on April 11, 2024, as the lead single from the album. A pop track with elements of synth-pop, disco, and funk, it was written by Carpenter herself, 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" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Carpenter's first top ten single and her highest-peak on the chart at the time. Outside of the United States the song topped the charts in 18 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in at least 20 other countries, including Chile, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The song also earned Carpenter her first number-one single on the Billboard Global 200. It reached one billion streams on Spotify on August 6, 2024, becoming Carpenter's first song and the third-fastest on the platform to reach the milestone. The song received critical acclaim, with praise for its catchiness and songwriting. It achieved numerous accolades, such as MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year, marking Carpenter's first VMA win; it also achieved the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Viral Song during the 2024 ceremony.