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Skinny Dipping (song)

"Skinny Dipping" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send (2022), included as the eleventh track of the album. The track was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and its producer Leroy Clampitt. The song was released by Island Records as the lead single of the album on September 9, 2021.[1]

"Skinny Dipping"
Single by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Emails I Can't Send
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2021
RecordedSummer 2021
StudioJungle City (New York City)
GenrePop
Length2:58
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Leroy Clampitt
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology
"Skin"
(2021) 		"Skinny Dipping"
(2021) 		"Fast Times"
(2022)
Music video
"Skinny Dipping" on YouTube

Background and release

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On August 18, Carpenter shared a post with several clues from the song, including the mention of the first verse, "it'll be a Wednesday", in the post’s description, the lines "if we could take it all off and just exist?" and "water under the bridge".[2] On August 23, Carpenter sent an email to her fans with the song’s codified title on a message and, later, posted a snippet of the song with the title revealed.[3] On August 30, Carpenter finally revealed the single's cover art and release date.[4] The song was released on September 9,[1] along with its music video.[5] It was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe[6] and Leroy Clampitt in New York during the summer of 2021.[7][8]

Composition and lyrical interpretation

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Musically, "Skinny Dipping" is a two minutes and fifty-eight seconds acoustic guitar-driven midtempo pop song.[9] In terms of music notation, "Skinny Dipping" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of E major, with a moderate tempo of 92 beats per minute.[10] The song follows the chord progression of E–B-Amaj7-B.[10] Carpenter's vocal performance on the verses in sung on a speaking style and her range spans, approximately, from the low note E3 to the high note of E5, giving the song about two octaves of range.[10]

Music video

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The official music video[11] was released along with the song and was directed by Amber Park.[5] In the music video, Carpenter writes letters to herself and puts them in a box labeled "this too shall pass" and, at the end, after dancing barefoot in a green dress on the streets of New York, she throws the letters into the air.[12] The letters put in the box allude to the emails Carpenter wrote for herself, from which the inspiration for the songs on her album came.[7] There are easter eggs to the follow-up single, "Fast Times", including the end of the music video where a different version of Carpenter riding a motorcycle appears, providing a snippet and a clue to the song's music video.[13]

Live performances

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On October 29, 2021, Carpenter performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[14] wearing a black and white gingham sequin dress, playing a Nord Electro 6D, and surrounded by band.[15]

Track listing

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Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Skinny Dipping"2:58
Digital download – acoustic version[16]
No.TitleLength
1."Skinny Dipping" (acoustic)3:13

Credits and personnel

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Recording and management

  • Recorded at Jungle City Studios (New York City)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)
  • Sabalicious Songs (BMI), Avant-Garde LOL/Honua c/o Kobalt (ASCAP), Good Deal Publishing (BMI), administered by Songs of Universal, Inc., Music By Work of Art (BMI)/Modern Arts Songs (BMI)/Songs of Starker Saxe (BMI)/Starkersaxesongs (SOCAN), administered by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

Personnel

Credits adapted from Emails I Can't Send liner notes.[17]

Release history

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Release history and formats for "Skinny Dipping"
Region Date Format Label
Various September 9, 2021
Island

References

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  1. ^ a b c "skinny dipping - Single". Apple Music. Apple. September 9, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter on Instagram: "it'll be a Wednesday"". Instagram. August 18, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter on Instagram: "skinny dipping"". Instagram. August 23, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter on Instagram: "my new song skinny dipping comes out sept. 9th midnight est 💌"". Instagram. August 30, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Sabrina Carpenter - Skinny Dipping", YouTube, September 9, 2021, retrieved July 2, 2022
  6. ^ Avila, Daniela (September 21, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter Calls Past Relationship 'Water Under the Bridge' in 'Skinny Dipping'". People. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Dodson, P. Claire (September 9, 2021), Sabrina Carpenter Talks New Song "Skinny Dipping," Grief & Water Under the Bridge, Teen Vogue, retrieved July 2, 2022
  8. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (October 14, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter Writes Her Next Chapter: 'I Feel a New Sense of Freedom'". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Iahn, Buddy (September 9, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter unveils 'Skinny Dipping'". Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Sabrina Carpenter "Skinny Dipping" Sheet Music in E Major". Musicnotes.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  11. ^ Droke, Carolyn (September 9, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter Rewrites Her Past In The Nostalgic 'Skinny Dipping' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Sheridan, Wade (September 21, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter recalls an old flame in new video for 'Skinny Dipping'". UPI. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Paul, Larisha (February 18, 2022), Sabrina Carpenter Expands Her Own Cinematic Universe In Music Video For New Single 'Fast Times', UDiscoverMusic, retrieved July 4, 2022
  14. ^ Brandle, Lars (January 5, 2022). "Sabrina Carpenter's New Album Is Coming Soon, and Its Name Is Hidden In Recent Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter: Skinny Dipping - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". YouTube. October 29, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "Skinny Dipping (Acoustic) - Single". Apple Music. Apple. October 22, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  17. ^ Emails I Can't Send (booklet). United States: Island Records. 2022. B0034443-02. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help)
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