Please Please Please (Sabrina Carpenter song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Please Please Please
| cover = Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please.png
| type = single
| artist = Sabrina Carpenter
| album = Short n' Sweet
| released = {{start date|2024|6|6}}
| recorded =
| studio = Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
| genre =
| length = 3:06
| label = Island
| writer = * Sabrina Carpenter
| producer = Jack Antonoff
| prev_title = Espresso
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Taste
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cF1Na4AIecM |"Please Please Please"}}}}{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (sample).ogg
}}
}}
"Please Please Please" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her sixth studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). It was released through Island Records on June 6, 2024, as the second single from the album. Produced by Jack Antonoff, it was written by Antonoff, Carpenter, and Amy Allen. It is a pop, disco-pop, synth-pop, alternative country, country pop, and yacht rock song, and sees Carpenter discuss her fears that her boyfriend will let his bad-boy reputation overshadow and destroy both their relationship and her pride.
The song received acclaim from music critics upon release.{{Cite news |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter dominates global Apple Music charts with her two singles |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2471009/sabrina-carpenter-dominates-global-apple-music-charts-with-her-two-singles |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611192630/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2471009/sabrina-carpenter-dominates-global-apple-music-charts-with-her-two-singles |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |work=The Express Tribune |quote=The pop sensation released both tracks [Espresso and Please Please Please] have recently been following paislee Nelson with her style journrey, and they quickly gained traction, earning widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike.}} "Please Please Please" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first number-one single on the chart. Outside of the United States, "Please Please Please" topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. It peaked within the top ten in 18 other countries, including Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden.
"Please Please Please" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. A duet version with Dolly Parton was released in February 2025, and promoted to US country radio.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-duet-please-please-please-1235266740/|title=Hear Sabrina Carpenter and Dolly Parton Duet on 'Please Please Please'|author=Tomás Mier|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=2025-02-14|access-date=2025-02-14|archive-date=February 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215023336/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-duet-please-please-please-1235266740/|url-status=live}}
Background and release
Following the commercial success of "Espresso", Carpenter announced her upcoming sixth studio album Short n' Sweet on June 3, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-album-short-n-sweet/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Album Short n' Sweet|last=Torres|first=Eric|website=Pitchfork|date=June 3, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=June 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605132609/https://pitchfork.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-album-short-n-sweet/|url-status=live}} She simultaneously promised an upcoming surprise for her fans, which would turn out to be the single.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469683/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-album-with-a-surprise-on-the-way|title=Sabrina Carpenter announces new album with a surprise on the way|website=The Express Tribune|date=June 3, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=August 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827053054/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2469683/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-album-with-a-surprise-on-the-way|url-status=live}} Only two days later, Carpenter took to social media to announce the song release and share a teaser of the accompanying music video featuring cinematic visuals set to showcase her acting skills.{{cite web|url=https://los40.cl/2024/06/05/sabrina-carpenter-anuncia-please-please-please-su-nuevo-sencillo-y-videoclip/|title=Sabrina Carpenter anuncia "Please Please Please", su nuevo sencillo y videoclip|last=Cordero Orellana|first=Melanie|website=Los 40|language=es|date=June 5, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=August 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827053055/https://los40.cl/2024/06/05/sabrina-carpenter-anuncia-please-please-please-su-nuevo-sencillo-y-videoclip/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-announces-single-please-please-please-1235701535/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Single "Please Please Please"|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=June 5, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=June 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605181703/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-announces-single-please-please-please-1235701535/|url-status=live}} The clip shows her wearing a lacy red outfit{{cite web|url=https://www.ks95.com/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-single-please-please-please/|title=Sabrina Carpenter announces new single, "Please Please Please"|website=KS95|date=June 5, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=August 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827053056/https://www.ks95.com/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-single-please-please-please/|url-status=live}} in a robbery-like setting,{{cite web|url=https://www.deltaplexnews.com/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-single-please-please-please/|title=Sabrina Carpenter announces new single, "Please Please Please"|website=ABC News|publisher=Deltaplex News|date=June 5, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024|archive-date=June 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605183948/https://www.deltaplexnews.com/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-single-please-please-please/|url-status=live}} as well as engaging in a romance with a criminal played by her then-boyfriend Barry Keoghan. "Please Please Please" has been labeled as a pop,{{Cite web |last=Sparling |first=Anaa |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Please Please Please' debuts at No.1 on Irish Singles chart |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/sabrina-carpenters-please-please-please-debuts-at-no-1-on-irish-singles-chart-23030744 |access-date=September 3, 2024 |website=Hot Press |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616190507/https://www.hotpress.com/music/sabrina-carpenters-please-please-please-debuts-at-no-1-on-irish-singles-chart-23030744 |url-status=live }} disco-pop,{{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 |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212190729/https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-march-cover-2025-interview |url-status=live }} synth-pop,{{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=‘Please Please Please,’ that’s a kind of hybrid of country and synthpop. |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722150945/https://slate.com/culture/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-espresso-billboard-lyrics.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=2024-08-13 |title=9 Great Songs Recorded at Electric Lady Studios |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-electric-lady-studios.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216090955/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-electric-lady-studios.html |archive-date=2025-02-16 |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} alternative country,{{Cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=December 16, 2024 |title=How Sabrina Carpenter Sustained Three Hot 100 Top 10 Hits at Once |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-chart-hits-2024-1235854695/ |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227105450/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-chart-hits-2024-1235854695/ |url-status=live }} country pop,{{Cite news |last=Hunt |first=El |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet: bright n' breezy, but not so bold |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-shawn-mendes-camila-cabello-barry-keoghan-espresso-b1178137.html |access-date=August 29, 2024 |newspaper=Evening Standard |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829033826/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-shawn-mendes-camila-cabello-barry-keoghan-espresso-b1178137.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2024-08-26 |title=Sabrina Carpenter – 'Short n' Sweet' review: a new pop princess ascends |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review-3787293 |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} and yacht rock{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=2024-06-25 |title=Sabrina, Charli and Chappell are suddenly stars. Why now? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-06-25/sabrina-carpenter-charli-xcx-chappell-roan-sudden-pop-stars |url-access=limited |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831110843/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-06-25/sabrina-carpenter-charli-xcx-chappell-roan-sudden-pop-stars |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Arnold |first=Chuck |date=August 26, 2024 |title=The 10 hottest songs of summer 2024, from Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter to Shaboozey |url=https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/entertainment/top-10-songs-of-summer-2024-from-kendrick-lamar-to-sabrina-carpenter/ |access-date=September 3, 2024 |newspaper=New York Post |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831191300/https://nypost.com/2024/08/26/entertainment/top-10-songs-of-summer-2024-from-kendrick-lamar-to-sabrina-carpenter/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |last2=Zoladz |first2=Lindsay |date=2024-06-07 |title=Plant and Krauss Cover a Led Zeppelin Classic, and 12 More New Songs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/arts/music/playlist-sabrina-carpenter-charli-xcx-halsey.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611210706/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/arts/music/playlist-sabrina-carpenter-charli-xcx-halsey.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=August 23, 2024 |title='I'm a tyrant!': pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter on freakish fame, fighting Disney and writing the song of the summer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/23/im-a-tyrant-pop-superstar-sabrina-carpenter-on-freakish-fame-fighting-disney-and-writing-the-song-of-the-summer |access-date=September 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903013225/https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/23/im-a-tyrant-pop-superstar-sabrina-carpenter-on-freakish-fame-fighting-disney-and-writing-the-song-of-the-summer |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=August 24, 2024 |title=How Sabrina Carpenter's love triangle with Olivia Rodrigo & Joshua Bassett rocketed her to stardom |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2490691/how-sabrina-carpenters-love-triangle-with-olivia-rodrigo-joshua-bassett-rocketed-her-to-stardom |access-date=September 3, 2024 |newspaper=The Express Tribune }} }} song.
In February 2025, Carpenter released a deluxe version of Short n' Sweet featuring a duet version of "Please Please Please" with American singer Dolly Parton, which was promoted to country radio in the US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/02/04/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-short-n-sweet-deluxe/78214673007/|title=Sabrina Carpenter to drop Dolly Parton duet on 'Short n' Sweet' deluxe|accessdate=February 7, 2025|website=USA Today|date=February 4, 2025|last=Kaufman|first=Anna}}
Music video
File:Please Please Please Sabrina Carpenter Poster.jpg
The music video for "Please Please Please" was filmed on May 23, 2024 in Staten Island, New York, and serves as a sequel to the "Espresso" music video released earlier in the year.{{Cite web |last=Criales-Unzueta |first=José |date=2024-06-07 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Cast Barry Keoghan As Her Reckless Convict Lover In The "Please Please Please" Video |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-barry-keoghan-music-video |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB |archive-date=June 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608233137/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-barry-keoghan-music-video |url-status=live }} The video explores a romantic dynamic between Carpenter and a convict, played by Irish actor Barry Keoghan who was Carpenter's then-boyfriend.{{Cite magazine |date=2024-06-07 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Recruits Barry Keoghan for a Sultry Role in the "Please Please Please" Video |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46801160/sabrina-carpenter-barry-keoghan-full-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-US |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607165442/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a46801160/sabrina-carpenter-barry-keoghan-full-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live }} The prison scenes were shot in the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, owned by Broadway Stages.{{Cite web |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-shoots-music-video-on-south-shore-shows-off-staten-island-accent.html |title=Sabrina Carpenter shoots music video on South Shore, shows off Staten Island accent |date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622020012/https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-shoots-music-video-on-south-shore-shows-off-staten-island-accent.html |url-status=live }}
The video continues from where "Espresso" ended and focuses on Carpenter's relationship with a chaotic love interest. The video's director, Bardia Zeinali, expanded on this idea, incorporating themes of role reversals and power dynamics, as well as recurring scenes such as Carpenter repeatedly picking up the love interest outside the same prison at different times.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Daisy |date=2024-06-07 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Barry Keoghan-led "Please Please Please" video was inspired by Bennifer and Quentin Tarantino |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-barry-keoghan-video |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816153729/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-barry-keoghan-video |url-status=live }} Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee, Madonna, Dennis Rodman, Quentin Tarantino, Natural Born Killers (1994), Bonnie and Clyde, and Thelma & Louise (1991) were cited as inspirations for the video. Cinematographer Sean Price Williams shot the video on film.{{Cite web|date=2024-10-16|title=Sean Price Williams CV|url=https://www.echoartists.com/sean-price-williams-sabrina-carpenter|access-date=2024-10-16|language=en-US|archive-date=November 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111044906/https://www.echoartists.com/sean-price-williams-sabrina-carpenter|url-status=live}}
A second music video for the song, set to the duet version with Dolly Parton, was filmed on January 25, 2025 in front of a rear projection screen and co-directed by Carpenter alongside Williams. It was released on February 14, 2025 to coincide with the release of the deluxe edition of Short n' Sweet. The black and white vignette shows Carpenter and Parton driving a truck, having stolen a bag of money and kidnapped a man with the intention of burying him somewhere; evading the police while doing so.
Commercial performance
On June 17, "Please Please Please" reached number one on the Billboard Global 200.{{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|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2024|language=en-us|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926085927/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-please-please-please-global-charts-1235711601/amp/|url-status=live}} On June 22, 2024, the song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Carpenter's highest debut on the chart and highest-charting single then.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/post-malone-morgan-wallen-sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-top-10/|title=Post Malone & Morgan Wallen Rule Hot 100 for Fifth Week, Sabrina Carpenter Claims Two in Top Three|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 18, 2024|archive-date=June 17, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240617212547/https://www.billboard.com/lists/post-malone-morgan-wallen-sabrina-carpenter-hot-100-top-10/|url-status=live}} The following week, it reached the top spot of the chart, making it her first chart-topper in the United States.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2024-06-24 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Please Please Please' Becomes Her First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-number-1-hot-100/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624170819/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please-number-1-hot-100/ |url-status=live }}
In the United Kingdom, with "Please Please Please" at number one and her previous song "Espresso" at number two on the UK Singles Chart, Carpenter became the first female artist to hold the top two positions of the chart for five weeks in a row and matched Ed Sheeran as the only artist to hold this feat in general. On July 12, 2024 – for the week ending date July 18, 2024 – "Please Please Please" was dethroned from the top of the UK Singles Chart with "Espresso" returning to the summit. On July 26, 2024 – for the week ending date August 1, 2024 – "Please Please Please" dethroned "Espresso" from the top of the UK Singles Chart to return to the summit for a second time, with the former song being replaced at number two by "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish, and the latter song falling to number nine on the chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng95e7e77o|title=Sabrina Carpenter breaks chart record with Espresso and Please Please Please|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=July 6, 2024|archive-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706145324/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng95e7e77o|url-status=live}}
Live performances
Carpenter performed a medley of "Taste", "Please Please Please", and "Espresso" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024.{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Does 'Please Please Please,' 'Taste,' and 'Espresso' at 2024 MTV VMAs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-does-please-please-please-taste-and-espresso-at-2024-mtv-vmas-watch/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912043651/https://pitchfork.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-does-please-please-please-taste-and-espresso-at-2024-mtv-vmas-watch/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Krueger |first=Jonah |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Kisses an Alien During Medley Performance at 2024 VMAs |url=https://consequence.net/2024/09/sabrina-carpenter-kisses-alien-2024-mtv-vmas/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Consequence |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912070925/https://consequence.net/2024/09/sabrina-carpenter-kisses-alien-2024-mtv-vmas/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Watch Sabrina Carpenter Sing a Medley of 'Please Please Please,' 'Taste,' & 'Espresso' at the VMAs |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2279951/watch-sabrina-carpenter-sing-a-mashup-of-please-please-please-taste-espresso-at-the-vmas/news/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Stereogum}} Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Lester Fabian Brathwaite and Vogue{{'}}s Hannah Jackson thought Carpenter channeled Britney Spears, Marilyn Monroe, and Madonna on her Blond Ambition World Tour (1990).{{cite magazine |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Channels Fellow Iconic Blondes Britney Spears, Madonna, and Marilyn Monroe in VMAs Performance |url=https://ew.com/sabrina-carpenter-channels-britney-spears-madonna-marilyn-monroe-vmas-performance-8710762 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912054102/https://ew.com/sabrina-carpenter-channels-britney-spears-madonna-marilyn-monroe-vmas-performance-8710762 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Hannah |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Had a Marilyn—and Madonna—Moment at the 2024 VMAs |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-2024-mtv-vmas |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Vogue |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912002411/https://www.vogue.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-2024-mtv-vmas |url-status=live }} "Please Please Please" was included on the permanent setlist of Carpenter's sixth headlining tour, the Short n' Sweet Tour (2024–2025).{{cite magazine |last1=Bailey |first1=Alyssa |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 21-Song Short n' Sweet Tour Setlist Has a Few Surprises |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a62351809/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tour-setlist-nonsense-outros-explained/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241021150414/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a62351809/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tour-setlist-nonsense-outros-explained/ |archive-date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=October 21, 2024 |magazine=Elle |publisher=Hearst Corporation |location=United States}}{{cite news |last1=Masley |first1=Ed |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short N Sweet setlist: Every song on her tour launch |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/09/23/sabrina-carpenter-setlist-2024-short-n-sweet/75297513007/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241021150052/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/09/23/sabrina-carpenter-setlist-2024-short-n-sweet/75297513007/ |archive-date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |work=The Arizona Republic |publisher=Gannett |location=United States}} Carpenter performed "Please Please Please" with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift at the second New Orleans show of the Eras Tour (2023–2024), as an acoustic mashup with "Espresso" and "Is It Over Now?" (2023).{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Scoop |date=October 27, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Joined by Sabrina Carpenter for "Mashup of 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please'": Watch |url=https://consequence.net/2024/10/taylor-swift-sabrina-carpenter-new-orleans/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Consequence }} On February 2, 2025, Carpenter performed "Please Please Please" at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Track listing
- Digital download and streaming – single{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Sabrina |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Please Please Please - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/please-please-please-single/1752767050 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |access-date=October 27, 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824143451/https://music.apple.com/us/album/please-please-please-single/1752767050 |url-status=live }}
- "Please Please Please" – 3:06
- "Please Please Please" (acoustic) – 3:01
- "Please Please Please" (clean) – 3:06
- "Please Please Please" (sped up) – 2:32
- "Please Please Please" (slowed down) – 3:30
- "Please Please Please" (a cappella) – 3:06
- "Please Please Please" (instrumental) – 3:06
- "Please Please Please" – 3:06
- "Please Please Please" (acoustic) – 3:01
Accolades
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Short n' Sweet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Short n' Sweet|others=Sabrina Carpenter|year=2024|type=booklet|publisher=Island Records|id=602465895261 |location=United States}}
Recording and management
- Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (New York City)
- Evan Smith's Performance Recorded at Pleasure Hill Recording (Portland, Maine)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach)
- Mastered at Nomograph Mastering (Los Angeles)
- Sabalicious Songs (BMI) administered by Songs Of Universal, Inc., Songs Of Universal, Inc./Ducky Donath Music (BMI), Kenny + Betty Tunes (ASCAP) administered by WC Music Corp.
Personnel
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- Sabrina Carpenter – lead vocals, songwriting
- Jack Antonoff – drum programming, percussion, drum kit, electric guitars, acoustic guitars, Roland Juno-60, bass guitar, Moog, Prophet-5, Korg MI, production, songwriting
- Amy Allen – songwriting
- Bobby Hawk - violin
- Laura Sisk - engineering
- Oli Jacobs - engineering
- Jack Manning - engineering assistance
- Jozef Caldwell - engineering assistance
- Joey Miller - engineering assistance
- Evan Smith - flute, engineering
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineering
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
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Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=November 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=October 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|type=single|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=April 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|id=14426|access-date=September 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=November 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=April 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=file_2025-01-20-11-18-33.pdf|access-date=January 28, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=sabrina-carpenter-please-please-please|access-date=January 13, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=20128-6499-1|access-date=January 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Please Please Please|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=December 9, 2024}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2024|certweek=42|certref={{cite web|date=30 October 2024|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 43/2024|publisher=IFPI Greece|language=el|access-date=November 1, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241030121041/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=October 30, 2024|url-status=dead}}|id=20241030065914|access-date=November 1, 2024}}
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Release history
Notes
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