Nonsense (song)

"Nonsense"
A woman with long, blonde hair showing her hand to a store with a neon sign reading 'Kwik-E-Mart', wearing a black and white cap reading 'Dipshit'.
Single by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Emails I Can't Send
ReleasedNovember 14, 2022
StudioEnemy Dojo (Malibu, California)
GenrePop · R&B
Length2:43
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Steph Jones
Producer(s)Julian Bunetta
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology
"Because I Liked a Boy"
(2022) 		"Nonsense"
(2022) 		"That's Not How This Works" (Sabrina's Version)
(2023)
Music video
"Nonsense" on YouTube

"Nonsense" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send (2022). Carpenter wrote the track with Steph Jones and Julian Bunetta; the latter also handled its production. Originally released alongside the album as its ninth track, "Nonsense" became the album's fifth single after gaining traction on the video-sharing app TikTok. It became known as one of Carpenter's signature songs along with 2024's "Espresso".[1][2][3]

The song drew associations with Ariana Grande's style.[4][5] An accompanying music video for "Nonsense" was released on November 10, 2022.[6] Additionally, a sped-up version and a holiday remix, entitled "A Nonsense Christmas", were released.[7] As of March 2023, the song has reached the top 10 in the Philippines and Singapore, as well as number 36 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. A remix of the song with Coi Leray was released on March 23, 2023.

  1. ^ Rowley, Glenn (November 21, 2022). "Sabrina Carpenter Reveals the 'Emails I Can't Send' Song She Thought Was 'Never Gonna Be Put Out'". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Sabrina Carpenter Songs". Live365 Blog. September 15, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ England, Adam (August 6, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter says she "was completely alone in wanting to release 'Espresso'"". NME. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter sounds just like Ariana Grande in her new song". Capital. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Rivieccio, Genna (November 25, 2022). "Sabrina Carpenter's "nonsense" and Ariana Grande's "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored": A Study in Two Types of Alter Ego-Based Narcissism". Culled Culture. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter Becomes the 'Dipshit' Boy She Likes in Silly 'Nonsense' Video". Rolling Stone. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "A Nonsense Christmas - Single". Apple Music. Apple. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2023.