:Espresso (song)
{{Short description|2024 single by Sabrina Carpenter}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Espresso
| cover = Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter.png
| alt = The cursive letters "Espresso" hover over a blonde woman, retro-styled like a pin-up girl, wearing a strapless black dress with a white band at top.
| type = single
| artist = Sabrina Carpenter
| album = Short n' Sweet
| released = {{start date|2024|4|11}}
| recorded = 2023
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 2:55
| label = Island
| writer =
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Amy Allen
- Julian Bunetta
- Steph Jones
| producer = Julian Bunetta
| prev_title = You Need Me Now?
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Please Please Please
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|eVli-tstM5E|"Espresso"}}}}
}}
"Espresso" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her sixth studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). Island Records released it on April 11, 2024, as the album's lead single. It was written by Carpenter herself along with Amy Allen, Steph Jones, and its producer Julian Bunetta. A combination of pop, funk, dance, and other subgenres, the song contains lyrics about self-confidence.
"Espresso" received acclaim from music critics, with praise towards its songwriting and catchiness. It also became a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Carpenter's first top ten single on the chart. Outside of the United States, "Espresso" topped the charts in more than 20 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in at least 20 other nations. It also earned Carpenter her first number-one single on the Billboard Global 200. It is certified Platinum or higher in fourteen countries including Diamond in France.
Dave Meyers directed the accompanying music video for "Espresso". To support the song's release, Carpenter performed it at Coachella 2024. She also sang the song in televised performances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, and at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards and the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. She included it as the encore on the set list to her fifth concert tour, the Short n' Sweet Tour (2024–2025). It received the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year, marking Carpenter's first VMA win. "Espresso" received Grammy Award nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, winning the latter.
Background
On January 16, 2024, Sabrina Carpenter was confirmed as part of the American festival Coachella, held in Indio, California.{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat & Tyler, the Creator to Headline Coachella 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coachella-2024-full-lineup-lana-del-rey-doja-cat-tyler-the-creator-headliners-1235582410/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=January 16, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409223927/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/coachella-2024-full-lineup-lana-del-rey-doja-cat-tyler-the-creator-headliners-1235582410/ |url-status=live }} 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!".{{cite web |last1=Rocha |first1=Isabella |title=Sabrina Carpenter Teases New Song Espresso Prior to Coachella |url=https://glittermagazine.co/2024/04/08/sabrina-carpenter-teases-new-project-prior-to-coachella/ |website=Glitter Magazine |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=April 8, 2024 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410000149/https://glittermagazine.co/2024/04/08/sabrina-carpenter-teases-new-project-prior-to-coachella/ |url-status=live }} Carpenter announced the release of "Espresso" on her social media accounts on April 8, 2024, along with its release date and cover artwork.{{cite magazine |last1=Dailey |first1=Hannah |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Single 'Espresso' Ahead of Coachella 2024: Here's When It Arrives |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-song-ahead-coachella-1235652675/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 9, 2024 |date=April 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409223725/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-song-ahead-coachella-1235652675/ |url-status=live }} She captioned the post with: "Just wanted to put out a little song before Coachella".{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-coachella-songs-on-setlist/|title=What's On Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella Setlist?|last=Reynolds|first=Abbie|date=April 12, 2024|website=Capital|access-date=June 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607162152/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-coachella-songs-on-setlist/}} Island Records released the single via streaming and digital download, while Polydor Records released it through vinyl and cassette formats.
Writing and composition
After a concert in July 2023 at the Zénith Paris in France, Carpenter spent a few days in the village of Chailland, where she recorded some new tracks at Flow Studios.{{cite news | url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/chailland-53420/que-faisait-sabrina-carpenter-la-star-americaine-de-disney-en-mayenne-b509fef2-26f7-11ee-a917-916791448d86 | title=Que faisait Sabrina Carpenter, la star américaine de Disney, en Mayenne ? | newspaper=Ouest-France.fr | date=July 20, 2023 | access-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-date=July 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720184017/https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/chailland-53420/que-faisait-sabrina-carpenter-la-star-americaine-de-disney-en-mayenne-b509fef2-26f7-11ee-a917-916791448d86 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2024-05-17/la-star-americaine-sabrina-carpenter-a-enregistre-son-dernier-tube-dans-un-studio-en-mayenne-5de2c323-8c9f-4bbf-9cdd-fc22997db30b | title=La star américaine Sabrina Carpenter a enregistré son dernier tube dans un studio… en Mayenne - Edition du soir Ouest-France - 17/05/2024 | newspaper=Ouest-France.fr | date=May 17, 2024 | access-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709180048/https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2024-05-17/la-star-americaine-sabrina-carpenter-a-enregistre-son-dernier-tube-dans-un-studio-en-mayenne-5de2c323-8c9f-4bbf-9cdd-fc22997db30b | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://actu.fr/bretagne/fougeres_35115/sabrina-carpenter-a-choisi-cette-petite-commune-francaise-pour-enregistrer-son-tube_61198859.html | title=Sabrina Carpenter a choisi cette petite commune française pour enregistrer son tube | date=June 13, 2024 | access-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709181550/https://actu.fr/bretagne/fougeres_35115/sabrina-carpenter-a-choisi-cette-petite-commune-francaise-pour-enregistrer-son-tube_61198859.html | url-status=live }} In an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Carpenter confirmed that she wrote the song there{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLfyGlBSyA | title=Sabrina Carpenter, la sensation de l'été | website=YouTube | date=June 25, 2024 | access-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-date=July 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709180048/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVLfyGlBSyA | url-status=live }} in a "very quick process", and that inspired "how the song ended up feeling".{{cite magazine |last1=Pappis |first1=Konstantinos |title=Sabrina Carpenter Shares Video for New Single 'Espresso' |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/04/12/sabrina-carpenter-shares-video-for-new-single-espresso/ |magazine=Our Culture Mag |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415085603/https://ourculturemag.com/2024/04/12/sabrina-carpenter-shares-video-for-new-single-espresso/ |url-status=live }} 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'".{{cite magazine |last1=Allaire |first1=Christian |title=Sabrina Carpenter Channels Retro Beach Style in "Espresso" |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-fashion |magazine=Vogue |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412203807/https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-fashion |url-status=live }} Music journalists described the song's genre as pop, funk, and dance,{{cite web |last1=Balevic |first1=Katie |last2=Edmonds |first2=Lauren |title=Sabrina Carpenter may have dropped this year's summer bop with 'Espresso.' Here's how valuable a summer hit can be. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-song-of-summer-value-hit-2024-4 |website=Business Insider |access-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415195102/https://www.businessinsider.com/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-song-of-summer-value-hit-2024-4 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Delicious 'Espresso' and 4 More Cool New Pop Songs This Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-more-cool-new-pop-songs/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416015221/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-more-cool-new-pop-songs/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Opinion {{!}} Please, please, please let Sabrina Carpenter be unserious |url=https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sabrina-carpenter-tickets-prices-espresso-summer-rcna159342 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702200915/https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/sabrina-carpenter-tickets-prices-espresso-summer-rcna159342 |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=MSNBC.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Molanphy |first=Chris |date=2024-06-28 |title=How Sabrina Carpenter Became America's Newest Pop Superstar |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-espresso-billboard-lyrics.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339 |quote=Carpenter’s throwback early-’80s-style dance bop ‘Espresso,’…}} encompassing synth-pop, electropop, disco, post-disco, nu-disco, and bubblegum.{{cite web |last1=Deville |first1=Chris |title=Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2259152/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/music/ |website=Stereogum |date=April 12, 2024 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415180903/https://www.stereogum.com/2259152/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/music/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Zoladz |first1=Lindsay |title=Sabrina Carpenter Drops a Perky Bop, and 10 More New Songs |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 12, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/arts/music/playlist-sabrina-carpenter-girl-in-red.html |access-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528091820/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/arts/music/playlist-sabrina-carpenter-girl-in-red.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Carpenter celebrates major milestone with new song 'Espresso' |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/558128-sabrina-carpenter-celebrates-major-milestone-with-new-song-espresso |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831201213/https://www.geo.tv/latest/558128-sabrina-carpenter-celebrates-major-milestone-with-new-song-espresso |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title='It invites the listener to join in': How Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso became the song of the summer |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240820-why-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-became-the-song-of-the-summer |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240928142825/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240820-why-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-became-the-song-of-the-summer |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=2024-07-21 |title=The Summer of Girly Pop |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-summer-of-girly-pop-music |access-date=2025-01-19 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X |quote=…’Espresso,’ from the former Disney star Sabrina Carpenter. Proudly silly and effervescent, it’s a faintly funky electro-pop song…}}{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Carl |date=2024-08-23 |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Poet Laureate of Sex |url=https://slate.com/culture/2024/08/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review-lyrics.html |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=Slate |language=en-US |issn=1091-2339 |quote=…‘Espresso.’ That’s the tune with the irresistible post-disco, 1980s roller-rink groove…}}{{Cite web |last=Moreland |first=Quinn |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Aguirre |first=Abby |date=2025-02-11 |title=How the World Fell for Sabrina Carpenter |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-march-cover-2025-interview |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} The main guitar riff and drums featured in the song are loops coming from the Splice sample pack "Power Tools Sample Pack III", created by Oliver.{{cite web |last1=Rogerson |first1=Ben |title="Everyone can make this tune": Producer reveals the 3 readily-available Splice loops that power the beat for Sabrina Carpenter's all–conquering Espresso |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-splice-loops |website=MusicRadar |publisher=Future plc |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606160809/https://www.musicradar.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-splice-loops |archive-date=June 6, 2024 |date=June 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}
Critical reception
"Espresso" received widespread acclaim from critics.{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Lauren |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Keeps Fans Caffeinated With New Espresso EP |url=https://glittermagazine.co/2024/05/22/sabrina-carpenter-keeps-fans-caffeinated-with-new-espresso-ep/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |work=Glitter Magazine |quote=The Espresso EP, like the original single, has brought in massive amounts of success and acclaim for the pop star. |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826171519/https://glittermagazine.co/2024/05/22/sabrina-carpenter-keeps-fans-caffeinated-with-new-espresso-ep/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's catchy summer bop "Espresso" tops the United World chart for a MILESTONE 10th week with 328,000 points including 207,000 points from streaming, 34,000 points from sales and 87,000 points from airplay with a grand total of 5,497,000 points, reaching no.3 on the year-to-date list, behind Teddy Swims' "Lose Control" with 6,206,000 points and Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things"' with 7,427,000 points! |url=http://worldmusicawards.com/index.php/news/sabrina-carpenters-catchy-summer-bop-espresso-tops-united-world-chart-milestone-10th-week-328000-points-including-207000-points/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |work=World Music Awards |quote="Espresso" received widespread acclaim from critics}} Vulture highlighted the song's catchy hook, referring to it as an "instant earworm", while also appreciating its "whimsical" lyrical approach.{{cite web |last=Blanco |first=Elena |title=Sabrina Carpenter shares playful new single 'Espresso' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/sabrina-carpenter-espresso.html |website=Vulture |access-date=May 9, 2024 |date=March 20, 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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".{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Alyssa |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' Is A Fun And Playful New Single |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-new-song/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=May 9, 2024 |date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528091734/https://uproxx.com/pop/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-new-song/ |url-status=live }} Similarly, Rolling Stone lauded the song's "irresistible rhythm" and "clever" lyrics, emphasizing Carpenter's distinctive flair for storytelling.{{cite magazine |last=Garvey |first=Meghan |title=Sabrina Carpenter Channels The Frenzy Of Modern Romance In New Single 'Espresso' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-new-single-espresso-1234702735/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=May 9, 2024 |date=March 19, 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Despite only being released in April, NME stated "Espresso" quickly became a substantial hit in Carpenter's career and one of her signature songs.{{Cite web |last=England |first=Adam |date=2024-08-06 |title=Sabrina Carpenter says she "was completely alone in wanting to release 'Espresso'" |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-completely-alone-wanting-release-espresso-3781542 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824062928/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-completely-alone-wanting-release-espresso-3781542 |url-status=live }} Tena Razumović of Vogue Adria noted that its "light melody, like a breeze, fills out the air and space with sound", praised its "atmosphere of the '80s and Italo disco" and "catchy phrases", and further praised Mark Ronson's remix of the song.{{Cite web |last=Razumović |first=Tena |date=2024-06-01 |title=Glazbeni vikend – tri singla koja su nam okupirala zvučnike |url=https://vogueadria.com/hr/tri-hit-singla-sabrina-carpenter-shenseea-pinkpantheress/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Vogue Adria |language=hr |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613194341/https://vogueadria.com/hr/tri-hit-singla-sabrina-carpenter-shenseea-pinkpantheress/ |url-status=live }}
Pitchfork included "Espresso" on its 2024 list of the 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far.{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Songs of the 2020s So Far |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 30, 2024 |date=September 30, 2024 |archive-date=October 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010025527/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2020s-so-far/ |url-status=live }} Trent Reznor, frontman of the rock band Nine Inch Nails, named "Espresso" the best song of 2024.{{cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=January 11, 2025 |title=Trent Reznor names Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' as the best song of 2024 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/trent-reznor-names-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-as-the-best-song-of-2024-3828124 |website=NME |access-date=January 13, 2024 }}{{cite web |last=Roland |first=Tyler |date=January 11, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor names Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" his song of 2024 |url=https://theneedledrop.com/news/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-names-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-his-song-of-2024/ |website=The Needle Drop |access-date=January 13, 2024 }}
= Analysis =
The song received attention for its lyrics, particularly the use of a recurring line in the chorus, "That's that me espresso".{{Cite web |last=Abad-Santos |first=Alex |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," the song of summer, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2024/5/14/24155699/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-career-olivia-rodrigo-explained |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Vox |language=en-US |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525130519/https://www.vox.com/culture/2024/5/14/24155699/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-career-olivia-rodrigo-explained |url-status=live }} Two journalists consulted with grammar experts to help with their analyses of the phrase; linguistics expert and journalist Samantha Allen noted that the "nonsense" line became a meme and noted its ambiguous meaning, discussing with grammar blogger Jeffrey Barg whether "me espresso" is a single noun phrase or two noun phrases in apposition.{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Samantha |date=May 7, 2024 |title=I Asked a Grammarian to Help Me Unpack "That's That Me Espresso" |url=https://www.them.us/story/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-lyrics-analysis-meaning-explained |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Them |language=en-US |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527094653/https://www.them.us/story/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-lyrics-analysis-meaning-explained |url-status=live }} Vulture writer Justin Curto consulted linguistics professor Ekkarat Ruanglertsilp who suggested "that’s not grammatically correct, right?".{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Why You Can't Stop Saying 'That's That Me, Espresso' |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-incorrect-lyrics-espresso.html |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527094653/https://www.vulture.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-incorrect-lyrics-espresso.html |url-status=live }}
Commercial performance
"Espresso" debuted at number ten on the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming Carpenter's first top-ten hit and fourth overall entry on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/artemas-i-like-the-way-you-kiss-me-hozier-too-sweet-number-one-global-charts-1235662842/|title=Artemas's 'I Like the Way You Kiss Me's & Hozier's 'Too Sweet' Top Billboard Global Charts|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 22, 2024|access-date=April 23, 2024|archive-date=April 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422192328/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/artemas-i-like-the-way-you-kiss-me-hozier-too-sweet-number-one-global-charts-1235662842/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |title=Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Global 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/glo/ |access-date=June 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521010049/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/glo/ }} By the week of June 22, 2024, the song had reached its peak at number one, becoming her first song to top the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-please-please-please-global-charts-1235711601/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Pours Double Shot of 'Espresso' & 'Please Please Please' at Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard Global 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617184519/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-please-please-please-global-charts-1235711601/}} In the United States, "Espresso" debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week dated April 27, 2024, marking Carpenter's first top ten hit on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/hozier-too-sweet-hot-100-number-one/|title='Sweet' Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 2024|access-date=April 23, 2024|archive-date=April 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422170643/https://www.billboard.com/lists/hozier-too-sweet-hot-100-number-one/|url-status=live}} The song had risen to a new peak at number three on the chart dated June 22, 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/post-malone-morgan-wallen-sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-top-10/carpenter-joins-the-beatles-for-hot-100-history/|title=Post Malone & Morgan Wallen Rule Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Sabrina Carpenter Claims Two in Top Three|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617195927/https://www.billboard.com/lists/post-malone-morgan-wallen-sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-top-10/carpenter-joins-the-beatles-for-hot-100-history/}} This achievement also represents Carpenter's fourth entry on the Hot 100 and second top 40 hit overall.{{Cite magazine |title=Sabrina Carpenter {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220235428/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/ |url-status=live }} Furthermore, "Espresso" is Carpenter's eighth entry and second number one single on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Pop Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/tfm/ |access-date=June 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118035654/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/tfm/ }}
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.{{cite web |title=Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 9, 2024 |date=April 17, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608181406/https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/ |url-status=live }} It is Carpenter's first chart-topper and top ten song in Britain, and her fourth top 40 hit overall there.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sabrina-carpenter-dua-lipa-perrie-uk-top-10-debuts-1235662269/|title=Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa and Perrie Snag U.K. Top 10 Debuts|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=Billboard|date=April 22, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509221247/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sabrina-carpenter-dua-lipa-perrie-uk-top-10-debuts-1235662269/}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-week-2-uk-1235681093/|title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' Stays Hot In U.K.|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=Billboard|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=June 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609074507/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-week-2-uk-1235681093/}} The song spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the chart before being dethroned by "Houdini" by Eminem. On July 12, 2024 – for the week ending date July 18, 2024 – "Espresso" returned to the top of the UK Singles Chart for a further two weeks, replacing her own song "Please Please Please" from the summit, where it had remained for two consecutive weeks and became just the second female artist ever to replace themselves at number one after Ariana Grande. On July 26, 2024 – for the week ending date August 1, 2024 – "Espresso" was dethroned from the top of the UK Singles Chart by "Please Please Please". The song fell to number nine on the chart.{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |title=Sabrina Carpenter sips Espresso for fifth week at Number 1 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-week-5-central-cee-lil-baby-band4band/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 9, 2024 |date=May 31, 2024 |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608210723/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-week-5-central-cee-lil-baby-band4band/ |url-status=live }}
In Ireland, the song debuted at number four on the Irish Singles Chart and then climbed to number three the week after.{{cite web |title=Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 (April 19, 2024) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240419/ie7501/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 9, 2024 |date=April 19, 2024 |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826171529/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240419/ie7501/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 (April 26, 2024) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240426/ie7501/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=June 9, 2024 |date=April 26, 2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426140119/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240426/ie7501/ |url-status=live }} "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.{{cite web |title=Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 (May 3, 2024) |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240503/ie7501/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 3, 2024 |date=May 3, 2024 |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503140158/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20240503/ie7501/ |url-status=live }} It also reached the top of the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia.
In Canada, 'Espresso' debuted at number seven on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated April 27, 2024, becoming her first top ten hit on the chart. The song eventually peaked at number three on its eleventh week, holding the spot for fourteen consecutive weeks.{{Cite magazine |title=Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Canadian Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/can/ |access-date=June 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423122651/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/can/ }} The song also debuted at number 70 on the Brasil Hot 100.{{Cite magazine |last=Pacilio |first=Isabela |date=April 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter emplaca uma das músicas mais ouvidas do Brasil com 'Espresso' |trans-title=Sabrina Carpenter scores one of the most listened-to songs in Brazil with 'Espresso' |url=https://billboard.com.br/sabrina-carpenter-estreia-no-hot-100-com-novo-single-espresso/ |access-date=April 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard Brasil |language=pt-BR |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425113747/https://billboard.com.br/sabrina-carpenter-estreia-no-hot-100-com-novo-single-espresso/ |url-status=live }}
In Europe, Latin America, and Asia, the song met an unexpected success, topping the charts in some countries, including India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Iceland, top ten in Indonesia, France,{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=25&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 25, 2024)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-date=June 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624105518/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=25&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Singles|url-status=live}} Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Belgium, top twenty in Taiwan, Austria, and Finland, top thirty in Kazakhstan and Hungary, and top forty in Brazil{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Sabrina-Carpenter/chart-history/BZL|title=Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Brasil Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 21, 2024|archive-date=May 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518004803/https://www.billboard.com/artist/sabrina-carpenter/chart-history/bzl/|url-status=live}} and Argentina.
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Espresso", directed by Dave Meyers, was filmed at Castaic Lake, California on March 29, 2024, and released on April 12, 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://x.com/SCdailyupdates/status/1778818496111239361?lang=fr |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824150115/https://x.com/SCdailyupdates/status/1778818496111239361?lang=fr |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Paul |first1=Larisha |title=Sabrina Carpenter Gets Sun-Kissed and Pampered With a Pretty Boy's Gold Card in 'Espresso' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-1235003616/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412220526/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-1235003616/ |url-status=live }} 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".{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Sabrina Carpenter Lounges Beachside in Retro 'Espresso' Music Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-1235655381/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024 |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415181808/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-music-video-1235655381/ |url-status=live }}
The video begins with Carpenter and a boy in a speedboat. As the boy leans close behind her, she makes a sharp turn that leads to him falling out of the boat. Carpenter 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 palm fronds. Right before the second verse, another vintage car shows up with a bunch of other boys, 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 Carpenter and one of the boys lounge in it like a hot tub. However, she is then spotted by the boy from the beginning of the video along with the police, who apprehend Carpenter and recover the boy's wallet and gold credit card. As her friends unsuccessfully try to protest to the cops, she waves goodbye to her friends before being shoved into the cop car, which the police officer is unable to start up. In the last few seconds, part of the instrumental from "Please Please Please", Carpenter's next single, plays from a horn on the top of the police car.
Live performances
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Carpenter performed "Espresso" live for the first time at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held on April 12.{{cite web |last1=Mundhada |first1=Tejas |title=Coachella 2024: Sabrina Carpenter Surprises Fans With New Song Espresso At Music And Art Festival |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/coachella-2024-sabrina-carpenter-surprises-fans-with-new-song-espresso-at-music-and-art-festival-1295152 |website=Pinkvilla |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 13, 2024 |archive-date=April 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413125237/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/coachella-2024-sabrina-carpenter-surprises-fans-with-new-song-espresso-at-music-and-art-festival-1295152 |url-status=live }} On May 18, Carpenter performed the song on Saturday Night Live.{{Cite magazine|last=Vaillancourt|first=William|date=May 19, 2024|title='SNL': Sabrina Carpenter Brings Swanky 'Espresso' to Late Night|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-sabrina-carpenter-brings-swanky-espresso-late-night-1235023522/|access-date=May 19, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519110046/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/snl-sabrina-carpenter-brings-swanky-espresso-late-night-1235023522/|url-status=live}} On May 26, the song was also performed by Carpenter at the 2024 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Luton, England.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LPFT7Eraz4 |title=Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (Radio 1's Big Weekend 2024) |date=2024-05-26 |last=BBC Radio 1 |access-date=2024-05-31 |via=YouTube |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531010412/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LPFT7Eraz4 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://rawpraise.ng/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Espresso .|date=March 27, 2024|website=RawPraise Media|access-date=June 23, 2024|archive-date=June 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623202246/https://rawpraise.ng/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/|url-status=live}} On September 11, Carpenter performed the song alongside "Please Please Please" and "Taste" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where she won Song of the Year for "Espresso".{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Channels Marilyn Monroe for 2024 VMAs Medley of 'Please Please Please,' 'Taste' & 'Espresso' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-taste-espresso-vmas-2024-1235773352/ |access-date=September 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913020204/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-taste-espresso-vmas-2024-1235773352/ |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Kaite |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-vmas-winners-list-1235772883/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912004313/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-vmas-winners-list-1235772883/ |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |url-status=live }} "Espresso" was included on the set list to Carpenter's ongoing fifth concert tour, the Short n' Sweet Tour, in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Venn |first1=Lydia |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short N' Sweet Tour Setlist in Full |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a62351013/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tour-setlist/ |website=Cosmopolitan |access-date=September 25, 2024 |date=September 24, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924183218/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a62351013/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tour-setlist/ |url-status=live }} On October 26, Carpenter with Taylor Swift performed the song at a show in New Orleans for Swift's Eras Tour, in a mashup with "Please Please Please" and Swift's song "Is It Over Now?".{{cite web |last=Louise Smith |first=Katie |date=October 26, 2024 |title=Every Surprise Song Performed On Taylor Swift's Eras Tour So Far |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909171138/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |access-date=October 26, 2024 |publisher=Capital}} On February 2, 2025, Carpenter performed "Espresso" at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
In popular culture
"Espresso" is featured on the main tracklist of the dance-rhythm video game Just Dance 2025 Edition. It was later featured in Fortnite as an emote.
On October 12, 2024, Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live, where Carpenter had performed the song live just months prior. Grande parodied "Espresso" as part of a bridesmaids troupe, where she deliberately sang off key, prompting Carpenter to react on Instagram, posting "Very nice and on pitch".{{cite web | url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a62599179/sabrina-carpenter-reacted-to-ariana-grande-espresso-skit-saturday-night-live/ | title=Sabrina Carpenter Reacted to Ariana Grande's Hilarious 'Espresso' Spoof on 'Saturday Night Live' | date=October 14, 2024 }}{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sabrina-carpenter-reacts-ariana-grande-snl-espresso-1235133189/ | title=Sabrina Carpenter Gives 'SNL' 'Espresso' Skit with Ariana Grande a Stamp of Approval | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=October 14, 2024 | access-date=October 18, 2024 | archive-date=November 12, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112133046/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sabrina-carpenter-reacts-ariana-grande-snl-espresso-1235133189/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/saturday-night-live-sabrina-carpenter-espresso-sketch-ariana-grande/ | title='Saturday Night Live' spoofs Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' in latest episode | date=October 13, 2024 }}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=09YXQABg-ZbMtCno&v=RLn5qNngGn4&feature=youtu.be |title=Bridesmaid Speech - SNL |date=2024-10-12 |last=Saturday Night Live |access-date=2024-10-20 |via=YouTube}} The sketch was immensely popular on TikTok, garnering over 80 million views {{as of|2024|10|18|df=US|lc=y|}}.{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=C. T. |date=2024-10-18 |title=People on TikTok Can't Get Enough of the SNL 'Bridesmaids' Sketch |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/domingo-bridesmaid-snl-espresso-ariana-grande-1235137572/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117183802/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/domingo-bridesmaid-snl-espresso-ariana-grande-1235137572/ |url-status=live }}
Foodbeast reported in November 2024, Carpenter had worked with Absolut Vodka and Kahlúa to release her own martini kit, the "Short n' Sweet Espresso Martini Kit" named after the song and her album Short n' Sweet, the martini kit features 375ml bottles of Absolut and Kahlúa coffee liqueur, paired with Owen's Espresso Martini Mix, a coupe glass with a festive red ribbon, a cocktail topper that is edible and in the shape of the singer's kiss mark. The martini kit was released on November 14, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Rashaun |date=2024-11-16 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Debuts Her Own Espresso Martini Kit With Absolut Vodka And Kahlua |url=https://www.foodbeast.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-debuts-her-own-espresso-martini-kit-with-absolut-vodka-and-kahlua/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=FoodBeast |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Carruthers |first=Nicola |date=2024-11-14 |title=Sabrina Carpenter creates Espresso Martini kit |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/11/sabrina-carpenter-creates-espresso-martini-kit/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=The Spirits Business |language=en-US |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114091312/https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/11/sabrina-carpenter-creates-espresso-martini-kit/ |url-status=live }} In December 2024, Carpenter collaborated with coffee and doughnut company Dunkin' Donuts to release an iced beverage, "Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso", named in honor of the song.{{cite web |last1=Piña |first1=Christy |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Dunkin' to Shake Up New Year With Sabrina's Brown Sugar Shakin' Espresso (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/sabrina-carpenter-dunkin-sabrinas-brown-sugar-shakin-espresso-1236095193/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101042934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/sabrina-carpenter-dunkin-sabrinas-brown-sugar-shakin-espresso-1236095193/ |archive-date=1 January 2025 |date=30 December 2024|url-status=live}}
Track listing
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- "Espresso" – 2:55
- "Espresso" (on vacation) – 2:55
- Digital EP{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-ep/1746800651|title=Espresso EP by Sabrina Carpenter|website=Apple Music|accessdate=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517045252/https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-ep/1746800651|url-status=live}}
- "Espresso" – 2:55
- "Espresso" (double shot) – 2:29
- "Espresso" (on vacation version) – 2:55
- "Espresso" (decaf) – 3:14
- "Espresso" (mochapella) – 2:55
- "Espresso" (espressooooo) – 4:55
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- Working late remixes{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-working-late-remixes-single/1749404713|title=Espresso (Working Late Remixes) by Sabrina Carpenter, Mark Ronson|website=Apple Music|accessdate=May 31, 2024|archive-date=May 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531162719/https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-working-late-remixes-single/1749404713|url-status=live}}
- "Espresso" (Mark Ronson x FNZ working late remix) – 3:04
- "Espresso" (Mark Ronson x FNZ working later remix) – 5:38
- "Espresso" – 2:55
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Accolades
Credits and personnel
Recording and management
- Recorded at Flow Studios (Chailland, France), The Perch (Calabasas, California) and The Nest (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Sabalicious Songs (BMI) administered by Songs Of Universal, Inc., Music Of Big Family/Dragon Bunny Music (BMI) all rights administered by Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kenny + Betty Tunes (ASCAP) administered by WC Music Corp., Steph Jones Who Music (ASCAP) administered by Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Personnel
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- Sabrina Carpenter – lead vocals, songwriting
- Julian Bunetta – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, production, songwriting, mixing, programming, engineering
- Amy Allen – background vocals, songwriting
- Steph Jones – background vocals, songwriting
- Eric Boulanger – mastering
- Jeff Gunnell – mixing, engineering
- Andrew Scheps – mastering assistance
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Credits adapted from the single's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Espresso |year=2024|type=CD |publisher=Island Records|id=602465763454}}
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
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| April 11, 2024 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="4"| Original | rowspan="2"| Island | style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |date=April 12, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Shares New Single "Espresso": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2259152/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/music/ |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=Stereogum |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423221216/https://www.stereogum.com/2259152/sabrina-carpenter-espresso/music/ |url-status=live }} |
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scope="row" | United States
| April 16, 2024 | style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D340780|title=A Recap of Radio Add Recaps|work=Hits|date=April 16, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908200027/https://hitsdailydouble.com/news%26id%3D340780|url-status=live}} |
scope="row" | Italy
| May 2, 2024 |
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| May 16, 2024 | Polydor |
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| May 17, 2024 | rowspan="2"| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | EP | rowspan="3"| Island |
May 31, 2024
| Working late remixes | style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-working-late-remixes-single/1749404713|title=Espresso (Working Late Remixes) by Sabrina Carpenter|website=Apple Music|accessdate=May 31, 2024|archive-date=May 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531162719/https://music.apple.com/us/album/espresso-working-late-remixes-single/1749404713|url-status=live}} |
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| scope="row" rowspan="4" | June 10, 2024 | {{hlist|7-inch single|cassette|CD single}} | rowspan="6" | {{hlist|Original|On vacation}} | style="text-align:center;" |
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scope="row" | United Kingdom
| {{hlist|7-inch single|cassette}} | Polydor | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Espresso 7" Brown LP |url=https://shopuk.sabrinacarpenter.com/products/espresso-7-brown-lp |website=Sabrina Carpenter UK |access-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410000150/https://shopuk.sabrinacarpenter.com/products/espresso-7-brown-lp|archive-date=April 10, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Espresso Single Cassette |url=https://shopuk.sabrinacarpenter.com/products/espresso-single-cassette |website=Sabrina Carpenter UK |access-date=April 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427113755/https://shopuk.sabrinacarpenter.com/products/espresso-single-cassette|archive-date=April 27, 2024}} |
scope="row" | Brazil
| rowspan="3" | 7-inch single | style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Vinil Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (Single 7" Brown) – Importado |url=https://www.umusicstore.com/vinil-sabrina-carpenter-espresso-single-7-brown-importado-5080/p|website=Universal Music Store|access-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604180548/https://www.umusicstore.com/vinil-sabrina-carpenter-espresso-single-7-brown-importado-5080/p|archive-date=June 4, 2024}} |
scope="row" | Canada |
scope="row" | Japan
|June 28, 2024 |
scope="row" | Various
| July 4, 2025 | Blood | style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://blood-records.co.uk/products/espresso|title=Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (12” Single)|publisher=Blood Records|access-date=April 11, 2025}} |
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