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Short n' Sweet (2024)

Where the lyrics of Short n' Sweet take you, and where it was really made.

The title works on three levels: her shortest romantic relationships, her short stature, and the album's brief runtime.

Key places

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios (2024)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — Electric Lady Studios in New York City is listed as a recording location for the album. The point sits on the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Flow in Chailland (2024)

Recording site Flow — Flow in Chailland, France is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact studio spot is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Pleasure Hill (2024)

Recording site Pleasure Hill — Pleasure Hill in Portland, Maine is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact studio spot is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at a house in Santa Ynez (2024)

Recording site Santa Ynez house — A house in Santa Ynez, California is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact house is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at Sharp Sonics (2024)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Sharp Sonics in Los Angeles is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact studio spot is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Nest (2024)

Recording site Nashville — The Nest in Nashville, Tennessee is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact studio spot is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Playpen (2024)

Recording site Mooselodge — The Playpen in Calabasas, California is listed as a recording location for the album. The point is city-level, so the exact studio spot is not shown. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Short n' Sweet: sixth studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter
• Released August 23, 2024, by Island Records
• Primarily a pop and dance-pop record
• Produced by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Jack Antonoff
• Explores Carpenter's love life and her perspectives on 2020s dating
• Title refers to the emotional impact of her shortest romantic relationships
• Title also points to her short stature and the album's brief runtime
• Carpenter called it her second "big girl" album, with complete creative control

Background

• Follows Emails I Can't Send (2022), her first album with Island Records
• Emails I Can't Send Tour began September 29, 2022
• Opened for Taylor Swift on selected Eras Tour dates from August 24, 2023, to March 9, 2024
• February 2024 interview with Interview: excited to explore more genres than her last album
• March 2024 interview with Cosmopolitan: confirmed she was working on the next album
• Later in 2024, told Variety the album was the "hot older sister" of Emails I Can't Send

Recording

• Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and at Flow in Chailland, France
• Other recording sites listed: Pleasure Hill in Portland, Maine; a house in Santa Ynez; Sharp Sonics in Los Angeles
• The Nest in Nashville, Tennessee, and The Playpen in Calabasas, California are also listed

Cover

• Carpenter looks over her bare shoulder, marked by a lipstick kiss
• Cover described as similar to a February 2018 photo of French model Tiffany Collier
• Cover revealed June 3, 2024

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter was born on May 11, 1999, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and raised in East Greenville.
• She began studying voice at age six and posted YouTube covers of Christina Aguilera and Adele songs around age ten.
• In 2008 she entered the online singing contest The Next Miley Cyrus Project and placed third in 2010.
• She signed with Hollywood Records in 2014 and released her debut EP in April 2014.

Members

• Solo artist.

Career

• Breakthrough as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017).
• Early albums Eyes Wide Open (2015), Evolution (2016), Singular: Act I (2018), and Singular: Act II (2019) had limited success.
• She joined Island Records in 2021 and released Emails I Can't Send (2022), which included the hit singles "Nonsense" and "Feather".
• Short n' Sweet (2024) topped the US Billboard 200, won two Grammy Awards, and produced the global number-one singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please".
• Man's Best Friend (2025) also topped the Billboard 200 and produced the US number-one single "Manchild".
• She has acted in films including The Hate U Give (2018), Tall Girl (2019), and Work It (2020), and played Cady Heron on Broadway in Mean Girls (2020).
• She has won two Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards.

Reception

At release

• Critics gave Short n' Sweet critical acclaim on release
• Praise went to the confidence of the lyrics and how enjoyable the music is
• Some reviews called the songwriting serviceable and low-risk
• Metacritic: universal acclaim, weighted average 82 out of 100 from 17 critic scores
• AnyDecentMusic?: average 7.1 out of 10 from 15 reviews
• The Independent's Helen Brown, Variety's Jem Aswad, Slate's Carl Wilson, and Billboard's Jason Lipshutz saw it as an artistic evolution after Emails I Can't Send
• The Times' Victoria Segal and The Daily Telegraph's Neil McCormick called it a smart pop record disguised as a frothy mainstream release
• The Irish Times' Lauren Murphy and Evening Standard's El Hunt called it a breezy, enjoyable collection of serviceable songs
• Pitchfork's Quinn Moreland praised its refreshing escapism and sharp humor
• Sputnikmusic called it disappointing and incredibly mediocre

Reappraisal

• Critics were divided over the sexual lyrics: some praised them, others found them unserious or uncomfortable
• Segal and Hunt named Espresso the highlight and found other songs musically dull by comparison
• Brown disagreed, pointing to the TikTok pop sound and several other standout tracks
• Clash's Ims Taylor called it a sincere album and less addictive than Espresso

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 362,000 album equivalent units
• Stayed at number one for a second week with 159,000 units, and a third week with 117,000 units
• Second-longest running number one album of 2024 on the Billboard 200, behind The Tortured Poets Department
• Topped the record charts in 18 countries
• Multi-platinum certifications in 10 nations
• Sold 15 million units worldwide upon release
• RIAA: quadruple platinum as of December 2025
• Six nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year
• Won Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Pop Solo Performance for Espresso

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Before the official announcement, billboards with tweets about Carpenter's height went up across New York City.
• She teased the album with a video of herself walking toward the camera and kissing the screen.
• Carpenter became one of the only fifteen artists in history to receive nominations in all four main General Field categories in a single night.
• The Short n' Sweet Tour, her first arena tour, began in September 2024 to support the album.
• The Taste video, directed by Dave Meyers, features Jenna Ortega.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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