"Skin" is a single by Sabrina Carpenter, released on January 22, 2021 as her first release through Island Records. It was written by Carpenter, Ryan McMahon and Tia Scola. The music video was released on February 1, 2021.
A remix by German production duo Quarterhead was released on February 26, 2021.
Lyrics[]
Maybe we could've been friends
If I met you in another life
Maybe then we could pretend
There's no gravity in the words we write
Maybe you didn't mean it
Maybe "blonde" was the only rhyme
The only rhyme
Want my heart to be breakin', breakin', no
I'm happy and you hate it, hate it, oh
And I'm not asking you to let it go
But you been tellin' your side
So I'll be tellin' mine, oh
You can try
To get under my, under my, under my skin
While he's on mine
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all on my skin
I wish you knew that even you
Can't get under my skin if I don't let you in
You're tellin' it how you see it
Like truth is whatever you decide
Some people will believe it
And some will read in between the lines
You're putting me in the spotlight
But I've been under it all my life
Said all my life
Want my heart to be breakin', breakin', no
I'm happy and you hate it, hate it, oh
And I'm not asking you to let it go
But you been tellin' your side
So I'll be tellin' mine (Mine, oh)
You can try
To get under my, under my, under my skin
While he's on mine
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all on my skin
I wish you knew that even you
Can't get under my skin if I don't let you in, oh
You can try
To get under my, under my, under my skin
While he's on mine
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all on my skin
I wish you knew that even you
Can't get under my skin if I don't let you in, oh
I just hope that one day
We both can laugh about it
When it's not in our face
Won't have to dance around it
Don't drive yourself insane
It won't always be this way
You can try
To get under my, under my, under my skin
While he's on mine
Yeah, all on my, all on my, all on my skin
I wish you knew that even you
Can't get under my skin if I don't let you in
Live performances[]
On February 10, 2021, Carpenter performed "Skin" on The Late Late Show with James Corden. This marked her third appearance on the show following her April 2017 performance of "Thumbs" and her October 2018 performance of "Almost Love".
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- The music video features Gavin Leatherwood as Carpenter's love interest.
- The song marked Carpenter's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at #48.
- Carpenter wrote the song in one day.[1]
- The song is likely an outtake from Carpenter's fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send.
- Sabrina's sister Sarah served as the creative director for the music video.[2]