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Emails I Can't Send (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by Sabrina Carpenter. It was released on July 15, 2022 as her first album through Island Records.
The album was reissued as a deluxe edition, titled Emails I Can't Send Fwd:, on March 17, 2023, featuring four new tracks.[1][2]
Background[]
On September 9, 2021, "Skinny Dipping" was released as the lead single. The music video premiered the same day, which hinted at the album title on a Scrabble board.
On July 5, 2022, Carpenter posted the track list on her social media platforms.[3]
On March 10, 2023, Carpenter revealed that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album, titled Emails I Can't Send Fwd:, a week later on March 17, 2023.[1] On her Instagram story, she hinted that there would be four bonus tracks added to the original album.[2]
On March 15, 2023, Carpenter revealed the titles of the four bonus tracks on her social media, along with the pre-save link.[4][5]
To celebrate the album's first anniversary, Carpenter sent an email to her fans signed to her mailing list announcing a special anniversary vinyl that was available on her webstore, along with a temporary heart letter tattoo.[6]
"A lot of it came from the humor side of things. I would be reading it and being like, 'Oh my god, that's so terrible, how did I say that?'. Then it would turn into a song. Most of the songs that happened were me going like, 'Oh my god that's terrible I can't say that,' and then I say it, but for three minutes."
— Sabrina about the process of writing emails to herself during an interview for Teen Vogue[7]
Singles[]
The lead single, "Skinny Dipping", was released on September 9, 2021.
The second single, "Fast Times", was released on February 18, 2022.
The third single, "Vicious", was released on July 1, 2022, and was preceded by the announcement of the album title and release date one day prior.
The fourth single, "Because I Liked a Boy", was released on July 15, 2022, coinciding with the album's release.
The fifth single, "Nonsense", was released on November 10, 2022, after gaining traction. A sped-up version and a Christmas remix were also released following the song's increase in popularity.
The sixth and final single, "Feather", was released on August 4, 2023 along with a sped-up version due to its popularity.
Tour[]
Main article: Emails I Can't Send Tour
Carpenter announced the dates for the North American leg of the Emails I Can't Send Tour on August 15, 2022. The tour began on September 29, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, and concluded on October 20, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. Girlhouse were announced to be the opening act for the first North American leg four days before the tour began. Spill Tab and Blu DeTiger were also announced as the opening acts for the second North American leg, while Annika Bennett was announced as the opening act for the European leg.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Emails I Can't Send" | Sabrina Carpenter, JP Saxe, Julia Michaels | Leroy Clampitt | 1:44 |
| 2. | "Vicious" | Carpenter, Amy Allen, Jason Evigan | Evigan | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Read Your Mind" | Carpenter, Clampitt, Skyler Stonestreet | Clampitt | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Tornado Warnings" | Carpenter, Saxe, Michaels, Jorgen Odegard | Odegard | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Because I Liked a Boy" | Carpenter, Saxe, Michaels, John Ryan | Ryan | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Already Over" | Carpenter, Saxe, Michaels, Ryan | Ryan | 2:50 |
| 7. | "How Many Things" | Carpenter, Saxe, Ryan Marrone | Marrone | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Bet U Wanna" | Carpenter, Clampitt, Julian Bunetta, Steph Jones | Clampitt, Bunetta | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Nonsense" | Carpenter, Bunetta, Jones | Bunetta | 2:43 |
| 10. | "Fast Times" | Carpenter, Ryan, Saxe, Michaels | Ryan | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Skinny Dipping" | Carpenter, Saxe, Michaels, Clampitt | Clampitt | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Bad for Business" | Carpenter, Clampitt, Jones | Clampitt | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Decode" | Carpenter, Saxe, Michaels, Ryan | Ryan | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 39:20 | |||
| Emails I Can't Send Fwd: – deluxe edition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 14. | "Opposite" | Carpenter, Allen, LOSTBOY | LOSTBOY | 2:48 |
| 15. | "Feather" | Carpenter, Allen, Ryan | Ryan | 3:05 |
| 16. | "Lonesome" | Carpenter, Clampitt, Stonestreet | Clampitt | 3:07 |
| 17. | "Things I Wish You Said" | Carpenter, Clampitt, Jones | Clampitt | 2:42 |
| Total length: | 51:05 | |||
Notes[]
- "Because I Liked a Boy", "Bet U Wanna", "Decode", "Emails I Can't Send", "How Many Things", "Skinny Dipping", "Opposite" and "Things I Wish You Said" are stylized in lowercase.
- "Read Your Mind" is stylized as "Read your Mind".
Gallery[]
To view the Emails I Can't Send gallery, click here.
Music videos[]
Trivia[]
- This is Carpenter's first explicit album with nine songs being marked explicit: "Emails I Can't Send", "Vicious", "Tornado Warnings", "Because I Liked a Boy", "How Many Things", "Fast Times", "Feather", "Lonesome", and "Things I Wish You Said".
- This is Carpenter's first album to receive a deluxe edition.
- Carpenter revealed that she stylized certain songs in lowercase because "[she] wanted it to feel like a random chaotic email."[8]
- She jokingly stated that she decided the track list order by "[banging her] head against a wall repeatedly."[9]
- Interestingly, "Decode" was left out of the CD and vinyl track list on her web store, only showing 12 tracks. This was later edited.
- A limited physical copy of the deluxe edition was released in Japan on July 7, 2023, featuring all four bonus tracks.[10]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Twitter - Announcement of deluxe edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter - Announcement of four new bonus tracks
- ↑ Twitter - Track list announcement
- ↑ Twitter - Deluxe tracks announcement
- ↑ Instagram - Deluxe tracks announcement
- ↑ Sabrina Carpenter Shop - EMAILS I CAN'T SEND VINYL - SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION
- ↑ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/sabrina-carpenter-new-song-skinny-dipping-interview
- ↑ Twitter - i wanted it to feel like a random chaotic email #AskSabrinaEICS
- ↑ Twitter - I banged my head against a wall repeatedly #AskSabrinaEICS
- ↑ CDJapan - Emails I Can't Send [Japanese Limited Release]