Short n' Sweet
{{Short description|2024 studio album by Sabrina Carpenter}}
{{About|the Sabrina Carpenter album|the tour|Short n' Sweet Tour|other uses|Short and Sweet (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Short n' Sweet
| type = studio
| artist = Sabrina Carpenter
| cover = Short n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter.png
| border = yes
| caption = Standard cover
| alt = Carpenter looks back over her shoulder at the camera with a lipstick mark on her shoulder.
| released = August 23, 2024
| studio =
- Electric Lady, Big Mercy Sound (New York City)
- Flow Studios (Chailland, France)
- Juicy Hill Studios (Bahamas)
- Pleasure Hill Recording (Portland)
- Santa Ynez house (Santa Ynez)
- Sharp Sonics Studios (Los Angeles)
- The Nest (Nashville, Tennessee)
- The Playpen, The Perch (Calabasas)
| genre = Pop
| length = 36:15
| label = Island
| producer =
| prev_title = Fruitcake
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Short n' Sweet
| type = studio
| single1 = Espresso
| single1date = April 11, 2024
| single2 = Please Please Please
| single2date = June 6, 2024
| single3 = Taste
| single3date = August 23, 2024
| single4 = Bed Chem
| single4date = October 8, 2024
}}
}}
Short n' Sweet is the sixth studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on August 23, 2024, through Island Records. Primarily a pop record with country, folk, disco, bubblegum, rock and R&B influences, Short n' Sweet was produced by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Jack Antonoff. The album explores Carpenter's love life and her perspectives on 2020s dating. Its title is a reference to the emotional impact of her shortest romantic relationships, as well as her short stature and the album's brief runtime. She stated that Short n' Sweet is her second "big girl" album, feeling complete creative control of her music starting from Emails I Can't Send (2022), her first album with Island Records.
Two singles, "Espresso" and "Please Please Please", preceded the album's release; both topped the Billboard Global 200 chart and exposed Carpenter to wider commercial success. The songs marked her first number-ones on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The third single, "Taste", peaked at number one in the UK and number two in the US. Short n' Sweet topped the record charts in 18 countries and received certifications in 10 nations. "Bed Chem" was released as the fourth single. To support the album, Carpenter embarked on the Short n' Sweet Tour, the first arena tour of her career, in September 2024.
Upon release, Short n' Sweet received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the confidence of the lyrics and the music's enjoyability, although some criticized the songwriting as serviceable and low-risk. Short n' Sweet and its tracks received eight nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and won for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Espresso". Carpenter became one of the only fifteen artists in history to receive nominations in all four main General Field categories in a single night. She also released a deluxe edition of the album including a duet version of "Please Please Please" with Dolly Parton and "Busy Woman".
Background
In 2022, Sabrina Carpenter released her fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send, after signing with Island Records.{{cite magazine |last1=Gold |first1=Leah |title=Why Sabrina Carpenter's Successful Career Is so Inspiring and Well Deserved |url=https://www.theteenmagazine.com/why-sabrina-carpenter-s-successful-career-is-so-inspiring-and-well-deserved |magazine=The Teen Magazine |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=May 13, 2024 |archive-date=August 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802001926/https://www.theteenmagazine.com/why-sabrina-carpenter-s-successful-career-is-so-inspiring-and-well-deserved |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=That's That Sabrina Carpenter, Superstar: 10 Steps She Took to Score Her Breakthrough |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-superstar-espresso/she-made-a-fresh-start-at-a-new-label/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=May 16, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914145529/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-superstar-espresso/she-made-a-fresh-start-at-a-new-label/ |url-status=live }} The album found moderate commercial success with its deluxe edition single, "Feather", topping the US Pop Airplay chart and became her highest-charting track at the time on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Feather' Hits No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart: 'I Feel Incredibly Thankful' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-feather-number-one-pop-airplay-chart-1235644393/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=March 29, 2024 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405032454/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-feather-number-one-pop-airplay-chart-1235644393/ |url-status=live }} To promote the album, she embarked on the Emails I Can't Send Tour, which began on September 29, 2022.{{Cite web |author=Tate |first=Sarah |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces 'Emails I Can't Send' North America Tour |url=https://kiisfm.iheart.com/content/2022-08-15-sabrina-carpenter-announces-emails-i-cant-send-north-america-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815175308/https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-15-sabrina-carpenter-announces-emails-i-cant-send-north-america-tour/ |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |publisher=KIIS-FM}} From August 24, 2023, to March 9, 2024, Carpenter also served as an opening act for Taylor Swift on selected South American, Australian, and Asian dates of the Eras Tour.{{cite magazine |last1=Frank Revees |first1=Madeleine |title=I Am Pleased to Inform You That Your Massive Crush on Sabrina Carpenter Is Justified |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60097500/sabrina-carpenter-interview-2024/ |magazine=Cosmopolitan |access-date=June 3, 2024 |date=March 27, 2024 |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602213737/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60097500/sabrina-carpenter-interview-2024/ |url-status=live }} In January 2024, she was announced to be a performer at that year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.{{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=June 3, 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 }}
In February 2024, speaking with Maya Hawke for Interview, Carpenter expressed her excitement about her new music and said that she would be exploring more genres as she did with her last album.{{cite magazine |last1=Hawke |first1=Maya |title=Sabrina Carpenter and Maya Hawke on Rethinking the Pop Star Playbook |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/sabrina-carpenter-and-maya-hawke-on-rethinking-the-pop-star-playbook |magazine=Interview |access-date=June 4, 2024 |date=February 8, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603192335/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/sabrina-carpenter-and-maya-hawke-on-rethinking-the-pop-star-playbook |url-status=live }} The next month, she confirmed in an interview with Cosmopolitan that she was working on her next album and noted "I'm starting to feel like I've outgrown the songs I'm singing [on The Eras Tour], which is always an exciting feeling because I think that means the next chapter is right around the corner". While being interviewed by Variety that August, Carpenter described the album as "the hot older sister" of Emails I Can't Send, and said that she "would consider" it as her second "big girl" album, in which she had "full creative control".{{cite magazine |last1=García |first1=Thania |title=Summer of Sabrina Carpenter: Hitting No. 1 on the Charts, Getting Advice From Best Friend Taylor Swift and What Barry Keoghan Really Thinks About Her Lyrics |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/features/sabrina-carpenter-talks-top-charts-taylor-swift-barry-keoghan-1236096003/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=August 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830171033/https://variety.com/2024/music/features/sabrina-carpenter-talks-top-charts-taylor-swift-barry-keoghan-1236096003/ |url-status=live }}
Release and promotion
Prior to any official announcement, billboards with tweets about Carpenter's height were placed throughout New York City.{{cite magazine |last1=Bailey |first1=Alyssa |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Album Short n' Sweet: All We Know So Far |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a60981889/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-songs-release-date/ |magazine=Elle |access-date=June 3, 2024 |date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603192244/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a60981889/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-songs-release-date/ |url-status=live }} On social media, she posted a video where she can be seen walking to the camera and planting a kiss on the screen, teasing a future announcement.{{cite web |last1=Calfee |first1=Joel |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces Her New Album, Short n' Sweet |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a60983354/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-tracklist-release-date/ |website=Harper Bazaar |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829160115/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a60983354/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-tracklist-release-date/ |url-status=live }} On June 3, 2024, Carpenter confirmed the release of Short n' Sweet and revealed its cover artwork.{{cite magazine |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Sabrina Carpenter to Release New Album 'Short N' Sweet' in August |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-new-album-1236023624/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 3, 2024 |date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603173258/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-new-album-1236023624/ |url-status=live }} The tracklist was revealed on July 9, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Kurp |first=Josh |date=July 9, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Unveils 'Short N' Sweet' Tracklist With Cheeky Video |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tracklist-video/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Uproxx |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709165532/https://uproxx.com/pop/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-tracklist-video/ |url-status=live }} The album was released on August 23, 2024.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Album 'Short n' Sweet' Is Finally Here |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-release-1235085650/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901094231/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-release-1235085650/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Sabrina Carpenter Serves Up Her 'Short n' Sweet' Album: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-stream-1235759226/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914145404/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-stream-1235759226/ |url-status=live }} Some limited vinyl and digital download editions of Short n' Sweet contained an exclusive bonus track, "Needless to Say".{{cite web |last1=Prance |first1=Sam |title=The Emotional Meaning Behind Sabrina Carpenter's Vinyl Bonus Track 'Needless To Say' Explained |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-needless-to-say-lyrics-meaning/ |publisher=Capital FM |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=August 25, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829092410/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/sabrina-carpenter-needless-to-say-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status=live }} Another limited digital download edition of the album, titled Short n' Sweet(er) and released on August 29, 2024, contained a different exclusive bonus track, "Busy Woman", which Carpenter had written shortly after the album was finished, and decided to release as a "thank you" to her fans.{{cite web | url=https://x.com/SabrinaAnnLynn/status/1829251178011734230 | title=Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) on X | work=X (formerly Twitter) }}
On February 4, 2025, Carpenter announced a deluxe edition of Short n' Sweet and shared its track listing. She dubbed it a "thank you" for the first two Grammy Awards of her career, which she had won at the 67th ceremony two days prior. It features five new tracks, including "Busy Woman" and a remix of "Please Please Please" featuring Dolly Parton. The deluxe edition was released on February 14.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-collab-short-n-sweet-deluxe-1235892103/|title=Sabrina Carpenter, Dolly Parton to Collab on 'Short n' Sweet' Deluxe|date=2025-02-04|access-date=2025-02-04|magazine=Billboard|last=Dailey|first=Hannah}}
= Singles and music videos =
In early April, Carpenter began to tease a single via billboards,{{cite magazine |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/ |magazine=Glitter Magazine |access-date=June 3, 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 }} and revealed that she would be releasing "a little song" before her performance at Coachella.{{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=June 3, 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 }} On April 11, 2024, Carpenter released the single "Espresso", which became the lead single for the album.{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Although it was labeled as a standalone single for her fans before the festival appearance, it was confirmed via her official website that it would be the lead single from her then-upcoming album following its international success.}}{{cite web |last1=Torres |first1=Eric |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Album Short n' Sweet |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sabrina-carpenter-announces-new-album-short-n-sweet/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=June 3, 2024 |date=June 3, 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 }} The song found commercial success, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in various countries.{{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}}{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2024 |title=How Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso helped her (finally) rise to the top |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-helped-her-finally-rise-to-the-top/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company |archive-date=April 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430163354/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-sabrina-carpenters-espresso-helped-her-finally-rise-to-the-top/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Sabrina Carpenter gets major caffeine hit! Espresso is her first UK Number 1 single |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-number-1-song-uk/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 3, 2024 |date=May 2, 2024 |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503164925/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-number-1-song-uk/ |url-status=live }} Carpenter has performed the song at several events including Coachella and 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}} A music video directed by Dave Meyers was also released.{{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 }}
"Please Please Please" was released as the second single from the album on June 6, 2024, along with a music video that the singer teased via social media.{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Single 'Please Please Please' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/sabrina-carpenter-announces-single-please-please-please-1235701535/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 5, 2024 |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 }} Directed by Bardia Zeinali, the video served as a sequel to "Espresso" and featured Barry Keoghan.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/an-exclusive-look-inside-sabrina-carpenters-please-please-please-music-video|title=You're Welcome! An Exclusive Look Inside Sabrina Carpenter's "Please Please Please" Music Video|access-date=June 12, 2024|magazine=Vogue|date=June 6, 2024|last=Criales-Unzueta|first=José|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830141135/https://www.vogue.com/article/an-exclusive-look-inside-sabrina-carpenters-please-please-please-music-video|url-status=live}} The song peaked at the top of the Hot 100, earning Carpenter her first number-one single on the chart.{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |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/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 24, 2024 |date=June 24, 2024 |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 }}
A third single, "Taste", was released alongside the album on August 23, 2024.{{cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |title=Sabrina Carpenter Gives 'Taste' of New Music Video Featuring Jenna Ortega |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/sabrina-carpenter-taste-music-video-jenna-ortega-1236046885/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 22, 2024 |date=August 21, 2024 |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821234814/https://deadline.com/2024/08/sabrina-carpenter-taste-music-video-jenna-ortega-1236046885/ |url-status=live }} Directed by Dave Meyers, the music video features American actress Jenna Ortega.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-jenna-ortega-taste-video-trailer-1235085224/|title=Sabrina Carpenter Catches Jenna Ortega Mid Shower Tryst in New 'Taste' Teaser|access-date=August 22, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 22, 2024|last=Madarang|first=Charisma|archive-date=August 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826063842/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sabrina-carpenter-jenna-ortega-taste-video-trailer-1235085224/|url-status=live}} The song debuted at number two on the Hot 100, joined by "Please Please Please" at number three and "Espresso" at number four, which in turn made Carpenter the first act since The Beatles to chart their first three top five hits in the region during the same week.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Shaboozey Adds Eighth Week at No. 1 on Hot 100, Sabrina Carpenter Claims Nos. 2, 3 & 4 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/shaboozey-hot-100-eight-weeks-number-one-sabrina-carpenter-top-10/carpenter-sweetens-nos-2-3-4/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 4, 2024 |date=September 3, 2024 |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904114135/https://www.billboard.com/lists/shaboozey-hot-100-eight-weeks-number-one-sabrina-carpenter-top-10/carpenter-sweetens-nos-2-3-4/ |url-status=live }} On October 8, 2024, "Bed Chem" was sent to contemporary hit radio as the album's fourth single.{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2004 |title=YOUR RADIO ADD RECAPS |url=https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/pop_mart&id=342962&title=YOUR-RADIO-ADD-RECAPS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009034235/https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/pop_mart&id=342962&title=YOUR-RADIO-ADD-RECAPS |archive-date=2024-10-09 |website=Hits Daily Double |language=en-US}}
On February 14, 2025, to coincide with the release of the deluxe edition of Short n' Sweet, a music video for the duet version of "Please Please Please" with Dolly Parton was released, co-directed by Carpenter alongside Sean Price Williams.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/dolly-parton-sabrina-carpenter-collab-rules-explained/|title="I Don't Say Dirty Words": Dolly Parton Laid Down the Law With Sabrina Carpenter for 'Please Please Please' Collab|accessdate=March 25, 2025|website=Collider|date=March 25, 2025|last=Mantilla|first=Ryan Louis}} "Busy Woman" was released to Italian radio on March 7, 2025.{{cite web |last=Mancabelli |first=Alice |title=Sabrina Carpenter "Busy Woman" {{!}} (Radio Date: 07/03/2025) |url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/sabrina-carpenter-busy-woman-237976-07-03-2025-radiodate/ |publisher=Airplay Control |language=it |access-date=March 7, 2025}}
= Tour =
{{Main|Short n' Sweet Tour}}
On June 20, 2024, Carpenter announced the Short n' Sweet Tour and its 33 concert dates throughout North America.{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Scoop |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces "The Short n' Sweet Tour": How To Get Tickets |url=https://consequence.net/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-the-short-n-sweet-tour-how-to-get-tickets/ |website=Consequence |access-date=June 20, 2024 |date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627132854/https://consequence.net/2024/06/sabrina-carpenter-the-short-n-sweet-tour-how-to-get-tickets/ |url-status=live }} The North American leg began on September 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended on November 18 in Inglewood, California.{{cite magazine |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Sabrina Carpenter Unveils Dates for Her 'Short and Sweet' North American Tour |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-tour-dates-1236042494/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=June 20, 2024 |date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823014812/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-tour-dates-1236042494/ |url-status=live }} The tour visited Western European countries in early 2025, with 20 concerts planned.{{Cite magazine |last=Lockstone |first=Georgia |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter UK tour tickets are now on sale — here's how to get yours |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-uk-tour-tickets |access-date=July 24, 2024 |magazine=Glamour |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822053250/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/sabrina-carpenter-uk-tour-tickets |url-status=live }} It will then return to North America in late 2025 for an additional 17 concerts.{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-additional-north-american-short-n-sweet-tour-dates-1236322506/ |title=Sabrina Carpenter Announces Additional North American Dates for 'Short n' Sweet' Tour |date=February 28, 2025 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |magazine=Variety |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J.}}
Composition
Nearly all songs of Short n' Sweet are about romance, albeit exploring different facets and emotions of Carpenter's love life.{{Cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Teases and Torments on the Masterful — and Devilishly NSFW — 'Short n' Sweet': Album Review |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-nsfw-short-n-sweet-album-review-1236116379/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830170837/https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-nsfw-short-n-sweet-album-review-1236116379/ |url-status=live }} Romantic nihilism and deadpan lyrics are recurring motifs,{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Ims |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Clash |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823130244/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet/ |url-status=live }} exploring 2020s dating. The album title is a reference to how Carpenter's shortest romantic relationships had impacted her the most emotionally.{{Cite magazine |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' Is About How Some of Her 'Shortest' Relationships 'Affected Me Most' |url=https://people.com/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-title-meaning-8700025 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=August 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240827202341/https://people.com/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-title-meaning-8700025 |url-status=live }} Critics also interpreted it as a reference to Carpenter's stature and the short length of the album.
Musically, the album is a pop record,{{Cite web |last=Segal |first=Victoria |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet review — smart pop underneath the froth |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review-sm8p8wc55 |access-date=August 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Times |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901053737/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review-sm8p8wc55 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Hawthorne |first=Katie |date=June 14, 2023 |title=Sabrina Carpenter review – pop's next big thing is best when she lets loose |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/14/sabrina-carpenter-review-pops-next-big-thing-is-best-when-she-lets-loose |access-date=August 25, 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}} with elements of R&B, rock, country, bubblegum, and folk music dominating the soundscape.{{Cite news |last=Helen |first=Brown |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter review, Short n' Sweet: Confidently hair-flips its way between TikTok pop, yacht rock, and country |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review-b2600804.html |access-date=August 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Independent |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826012059/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review-b2600804.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Diorio |first1=Julia |last2=Roy |first2=Naisha |date=2024-09-05 |title=Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' packs a witty punch |url=https://nyunews.com/arts/music/2024/09/05/sabrina-carpenter-album-review/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Washington Square News |quote=Released on Aug. 23, ‘Short n’ Sweet’ is exactly what the name implies: a tightly-edited album covering multiple themes with Carpenter’s signature bubblegum pop.}}{{Cite web |last=Tapal |first=Bismah |date=2024-08-24 |title=Barry Keoghan & Chappell Roan to the 1975: All the references in Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2490670/barry-keoghan-chappell-roan-to-the-1975-all-the-references-in-sabrina-carpenters-short-n-sweet?amp=1 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en |quote=Alongside pop, the record blends elements of country, rock, folk, and R&B.}} Much of the album features compositions of acoustic guitars. Subtle elements of funk and disco are also present in the album. Critics have observed creative influences of Taylor Swift,{{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 23, 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 }} Dolly Parton,{{Cite magazine |last=Khuttapan |first=Tanatat |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet Review |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-completes-mainstream-breakthrough |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=The Line of Best Fit |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830051150/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-completes-mainstream-breakthrough |url-status=live }} Kacey Musgraves,{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Releases New Album 'Short N' Sweet', And She Knows What She's Doing: Stream |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2277418/sabrina-carpenter-knows-what-shes-doing-on-short-n-sweet-stream/music/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |website=Stereogum |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824015822/https://www.stereogum.com/2277418/sabrina-carpenter-knows-what-shes-doing-on-short-n-sweet-stream/music/ |url-status=live }} and Ariana Grande on the album's composition.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 82/100{{Cite web |title=Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/short-n-sweet/sabrina-carpenter |access-date=August 31, 2024 |publisher=Metacritic}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/short-n-sweet-mw0004306487|title=Sabrina Carpenter – Short n' Sweet|website=AllMusic|last=Collar|first=Matt|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908100111/https://www.allmusic.com/album/short-n-sweet-mw0004306487|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = Clash
| rev3 = The Daily Telegraph
| rev4 = The Independent
| rev5 = The Irish Times
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| rev6 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev7 = NME
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=August 26, 2024 |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=September 2, 2024 |magazine=NME}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last1=Sheffield |first1=Rob |title=Sabrina Carpenter Seals Her Arrival As a Pop Superstar With Short n' Sweet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review-1235087704/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=August 25, 2024}}
| rev10 = Slant Magazine
| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |last1=Lyons-Burt |first1=Charles |title=Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Review: Short, Sweet, and Smart |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review/ |magazine=Slant Magazine |access-date=August 25, 2024 |date=August 25, 2024}}
}}
{{Metacritic album prose|Short n' Sweet|Universal acclaim|82|17}} The review aggregator site AnyDecentMusic? compiled 15 reviews and gave Short n' Sweet an average of 7.1 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Upon the album's release, the BBC News reported a mixed reception from critics based on the first few reviews.{{Cite news |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Critics are mixed over Sabrina Carpenter's album |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75nq9lvw5eo |access-date=August 26, 2024 |publisher=BBC News}}
Several critics described Short n' Sweet as a strong and assertive release from a rising pop star. The Independent{{'s}} Helen Brown, Variety{{'s}} Jem Aswad, Slate{{'s}} Carl Wilson,{{Cite magazine |last=Wilson |first=Carl |date=August 23, 2024 |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=August 25, 2024 |magazine=Slate |issn=1091-2339}} and Billboard{{'s}} Jason Lipshutz considered the album an artistic evolution for Carpenter after her breakthrough with Emails I Can't Send, and praised its versatile yet cohesive sound, confident lyricism, and mainstream appeal.{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet': All 12 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823085239/https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/ |url-status=live }} The Times{{'}} Victoria Segal and The Daily Telegraph{{'s}} Neil McCormick regarded Short n' Sweet as a "smart" pop record that masquerades itself as a frothy mainstream release; McCormick elaborated, "Carpenter can come across as a slightly glib pop comedian for disillusioned Tinder addicts" in the album, even though "there are emotional counterweights in the clever songcraft".{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Short n' Sweet: bubblegum pop with a sting in its tail |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829001255/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/ |url-status=live }}
A few critics felt the album was an artistically safe work engineered for listeners' tastes, while others lauded it as an authentic portrayal of Carpenter's wit. Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times and El Hunt of Evening Standard opined, in contrast to the risky and "challenging" music from Carpenter's peers in 2024, Short n' Sweet is a breezy, enjoyable and "serviceable" collection of songs.{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |date=August 23, 2024|title=Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet – Pop's hottest property mixes eye-rolling takedowns with provocative glamour |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2024/08/23/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-pops-hottest-property-mixes-eye-rolling-takedowns-with-provocative-glamour/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |newspaper=The Irish Times}} Tanatat Khuttapan of The Line of Best Fit felt the album is "on trend", catering to the audiences' affinity for subject relatability, "memeable catchphrases" and punchlines. On the other hand, McCormick, Slant Magazine{{'s}} Charles Lyon-Burt,{{Cite magazine |last=Lyons-Burt |first=Charles |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter 'Short n' Sweet' Review: Short, Sweet, and Smart |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |magazine=Slant Magazine}} and Rolling Stone{{'s}} Rob Sheffield named Carpenter's humor the album's most remarkable trait.{{Cite web |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter Seals Her Arrival As a Pop Superstar With 'Short n' Sweet' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review-1235087704/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Pitchfork{{'s}} critic Quinn Moreland labelled Short n' Sweet as refreshing escapism "in a pop landscape recently plagued by self-seriousness and a tiresome obsession with authenticity", admiring the album's "diamond-sharp" humor.{{Cite web |last=Moreland |first=Quinn |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Short n' Sweet |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Pitchfork}}
The album's sexual lyrics divided critics. On the positive side, Wilson opined that Carpenter reinvents herself as a "poet laureate of sex" in the album. Kiana Doyle of Associated Press described it as "flirty, fun and wholly unserious".{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Music Review: Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short n' Sweet' is flirty, fun and wholly unserious |url=https://apnews.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review-aeb34349a936f4d388785e86d6429e5b |access-date=August 25, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824210104/https://apnews.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review-aeb34349a936f4d388785e86d6429e5b |url-status=live }} Besides Doyle, Aswad also described Short n' Sweet as a perfected "NSFW" album. Chris Kelly of The Washington Post declared Short n' Sweet the "raunchiest, wittiest pop album of the year".{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Chris |date=August 25, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter has the raunchiest, wittiest pop album of the year |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/08/25/sabrina-carpenter-short-sweet-review/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} In unfavorable reviews, Emily Bootle of i dubbed Short n' Sweet a "horny" album lacking in emotion, integrity, and "organic essence".{{Cite news |last=Bootle |first=Emily |date=August 23, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short and Sweet has no ideas, no integrity and no identity |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/sabrina-carpenter-short-and-sweet-review-3241770 |access-date=August 25, 2024 |newspaper=i}} Sputnikmusic criticized the album as a disappointing, "incredibly mediocre" release from Carpenter, finding the racy lyrics "weird and uncomfortable".{{Cite web |last=Sowing |title=Review: Sabrina Carpenter - Short N Sweet |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88944/Sabrina-Carpenter-Short-N-Sweet/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=Sputnikmusic |archive-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826012153/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88944/Sabrina-Carpenter-Short-N-Sweet/ |url-status=live }}
Some reviews, such as those from Segal and Hunt, considered "Espresso" the highlight of the album, finding other songs musically dull in comparison. Brown disagreed, claiming the album is anchored by its "TikTok pop" sound exemplified by many "cool" tracks other than "Espresso". On the other hand, Clash{{'s}} Ims Taylor described Short n' Sweet as a soft and "sincere" album instead of the "sultry" archetypal popstar project its singles had hinted at, but agreed that the album is holistically "less addictive" than "Espresso". Stereogum{{'s}} Tom Breihan agreed that much of the album, though polished, is not as breezy as "Espresso". Sputnikmusic declared that the album did not live up to the expectations set by "Espresso" and "Please Please Please".
=Year-end lists=
Accolades
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| scope="row" rowspan="3" | Grammy Awards
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |{{cite magazine|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=February 2, 2025|title=Here's the 2025 Grammy Awards Winners List|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2025-winners-complete-list-1235889365/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 3, 2025}} |
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| Best Pop Vocal Album
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| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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Commercial performance
Short n' Sweet debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking Carpenter's first number one and top-10 album and best opening week to date. It opened with 362,000 album equivalent units.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-number-one-billboard-200-debut-1235765351/|title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=September 3, 2024|access-date=September 3, 2024|archive-date=September 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903162708/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-number-one-billboard-200-debut-1235765351/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-09-07/|title=September 7, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904123911/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-09-07/|url-status=live}} The album spent a second week at the top spot with 159,000 album equivalent units.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235769775/|title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Scores Second Week Atop Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911212410/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235769775/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-09-14/|title=September 14, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914145404/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-09-14/|url-status=live}} In its third week, the album remained at number one with 117,000 album equivalent units. This made it the second-longest running number one album of the year on the Billboard 200, only behind Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 15, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-third-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235775641/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |date= |title=September 21, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-09-21/ |access-date=September 17, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} As of September 2024, Short n' Sweet has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), marking this achievement as a first for any of her albums.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Short n' Sweet standard edition
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| title1 = Taste
| writer1 = {{hlist|Sabrina Carpenter|Amy Allen|Julia Michaels|John Ryan|Ian Kirkpatrick}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Ryan|Kirkpatrick|Julian Bunetta}}
| length1 = 2:37
| title2 = Please Please Please
| writer2 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Jack Antonoff}}
| extra2 = Antonoff
| length2 = 3:06
| title3 = Good Graces
| writer3 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Michaels|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| length3 = 3:05
| title4 = Sharpest Tool
| writer4 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra4 = Antonoff
| length4 = 3:38
| title5 = Coincidence
| writer5 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Michaels|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| length5 = 2:44
| title6 = Bed Chem
| writer6 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Michaels|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| length6 = 2:51
| title7 = Espresso
| writer7 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Steph Jones|Bunetta}}
| extra7 = Bunetta
| length7 = 2:55
| title8 = Dumb & Poetic
| writer8 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Michaels|Ryan}}
| extra8 = Ryan
| length8 = 2:13
| title9 = Slim Pickins
| writer9 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra9 = Antonoff
| length9 = 2:32
| title10 = Juno
| writer10 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Ryan}}
| extra10 = Ryan
| length10 = 3:43
| title11 = Lie to Girls
| writer11 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra11 = Antonoff
| length11 = 3:22
| title12 = Don't Smile
| writer12 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Jones|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| length12 = 3:26
| total_length = 36:15
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{{Track listing
| headline = Short n' Sweet LP special edition and digital limited edition 1 bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 30%
| title13 = Needless to Say
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Ryan|Kirkpatrick|Antonoff}}
| length13 = 2:37
| total_length = 38:52
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{{Track listing
| headline = Short n' Sweet(er) digital limited edition 2 bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 30%
| title13 = Busy Woman
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra13 = Antonoff
| length13 = 3:06
| total_length = 39:21
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{{Track listing
| headline = Short n' Sweet(est) digital limited edition 3 bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 80%
| title13 = Taste
| note13 = demo
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Michaels|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| extra13 =
| length13 = 2:37
| total_length = 38:52
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{{Track listing
| headline = Short n' Sweet deluxe edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 30%
| title13 = 15 Minutes
| writer13 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| length13 = 3:11
| title14 = Please Please Please
| note14 = featuring Dolly Parton
| writer14 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra14 = Antonoff
| length14 = 3:04
| title15 = Couldn't Make It Any Harder
| writer15 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Ryan|Bunetta}}
| length15 = 2:59
| title16 = Busy Woman
| writer16 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Antonoff}}
| extra16 = Antonoff
| length16 = 3:06
| title17 = Bad Reviews
| writer17 = {{hlist|Carpenter|Allen|Ryan|Kirkpatrick}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Ryan|Kirkpatrick|Antonoff}}
| length17 = 2:21
| total_length = 50:57
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Personnel
Musicians
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- Sabrina Carpenter – vocals
- John Ryan – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12); background vocals (5)
- Julian Bunetta – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1, 3, 7, 12)
- Ian Kirkpatrick – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (5, 6), background vocals (5); drums (6)
- Jack Antonoff – programming, acoustic guitar, drums (2, 4, 9, 11); percussion (2, 4, 9); electric guitar, synthesizer (2, 4, 11); bass (2, 11); Mellotron, organ (11); 12-string acoustic guitar, sitar, Wurlitzer electric piano (4)
- Aaron Sterling – drums (1)
- Sean Hutchinson – percussion, drums (2, 9)
- Evan Smith – flute (2)
- Bobby Hawk – violin (2, 9)
- Rob Moose – strings (8)
- Francisco Ojeda – double bass (9)
- Mikey Freedom Hart – slide guitar (9)
- Amy Allen – background vocals (5, 7)
- Julia Michaels – background vocals (5)
- Steph Jones – background vocals (7)
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Technical
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- Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (3, 5, 10, 12)
- Nathan Dantzler – mastering (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12)
- Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering (2, 4, 9, 11)
- Jeff Gunnell – recording (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12); engineering, mixing (7); mixing assistance (8)
- Josh Ryan – recording (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10), mixing (8)
- Laura Sisk – recording (2, 4, 9, 11)
- Oli Jacobs – recording (2, 4, 9, 11)
- Julian Bunetta – recording (3, 12); engineering, mixing (7)
- Ian Kirkpatrick – recording (5, 6)
- Sean Hutchinson – engineering (2)
- Evan Smith – engineering (2)
- Mikey Freedom Hart – engineering (9)
- David Hart – engineering (9)
- Jack Manning – engineering assistance (2, 4, 11), recording (9)
- Joey Miller – engineering assistance (2, 4, 9, 11)
- Jozef Caldwell – engineering assistance (2, 4, 9, 11)
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (1, 2, 6, 9, 11), mixing assistance (4)
- Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12)
- Trey Station – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12)
- Zach Pereyra – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12)
- Harrison Tate – mastering assistance (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12)
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Credits adapted from album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Short n' Sweet|others=Sabrina Carpenter |year=2024 |type=booklet |publisher=Island Records}}
Charts
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=April 14, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=February 7, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=15080|access-date=February 25, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=April 14, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum |number=2|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|id=2025-04-14|access-date=April 14, 2025|source=newchart}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=October 9, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|id=file_2025-04-17-11-38-40.pdf|access-date=April 18, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Short n' Sweet|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|type=album|id=sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet|award=Gold|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|certweek=1|access-date=January 8, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n' Sweet|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|id=20290-6499-2|access-date=November 22, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Sabrina Carpenter|title=Short n_ Sweet|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2024|certyear=2024|access-date=December 9, 2024|refname="RIAA"}}
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Release history
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| scope="row" | Various
| rowspan="2" | August 23, 2024 | {{hlist|Cassette|CD|digital download|streaming|vinyl LP}} | rowspan="2" | Island | style="text-align:center;" |
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| scope="row" | United States
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| scope="row" | Japan
| December 6, 2024 | CD |
Notes
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References
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