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==Composition==
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"Bed Chem" is two minutes and 51 seconds long.<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web |title='Bed Chem' — Song by Sabrina Carpenter |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bed-chem/1750307020?i=1750307088 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US) |access-date=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been labeled as a [[synth-pop]] song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2024|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review|title=Short n' Sweet review {{!}} Sabrina Carpenter's highly anticipated record definitely echoes its title|publisher=[[Great Big Story|WhyNow Media]]|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823140518/https://whynow.co.uk/read/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review|url-status=live}}</ref> It was recorded at the Perch in [[Calabasas, California]], Juicy Hill Studios in [[the Bahamas]], and the Playpen in Calabasas, California. Ryan and Kirkpatrick produced and [[Programming (music)|programm]]ed the song. They play drums, guitar, keyboards, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], and bass, and they [[Audio engineer|engineer]]ed it with Jeff Gunnell. Nathan Dantzler [[Mastering (audio)|master]]ed the song with assistance from Harrison Tate, and [[Serban Ghenea]] [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]]ed it at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach]] with engineering from Bryce Bordone.<ref name="Notes" /> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz described the song as "a dreamy flirtation full of pinpoint vocals, personal touches, sexual innuendos and melodies".<ref name="Lipshutz">{{cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Sabrina Carpenter's ''Short n' Sweet'': All 12 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/bed-chem/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
"Bed Chem" is two minutes and 51 seconds long.<ref name="Apple Music">{{cite web |title='Bed Chem' — Song by Sabrina Carpenter |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bed-chem/1750307020?i=1750307088 |publisher=[[Apple Music]] (US) |access-date=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been labeled as a [[synth-pop]] song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2024|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review|title=Short n' Sweet review {{!}} Sabrina Carpenter's highly anticipated record definitely echoes its title|publisher=[[Great Big Story|WhyNow Media]]|access-date=August 23, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823140518/https://whynow.co.uk/read/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-album-review|url-status=live}}</ref> It was recorded at the Perch in [[Calabasas, California]], Juicy Hill Studios in [[the Bahamas]], and the Playpen in Calabasas, California. Ryan and Kirkpatrick produced and [[Programming (music)|programm]]ed the song. They play drums, guitar, keyboards, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], and bass, and they [[Audio engineer|engineer]]ed it with Jeff Gunnell. Nathan Dantzler [[Mastering (audio)|master]]ed the song with assistance from Harrison Tate, and [[Serban Ghenea]] [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mix]]ed it at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach]] with engineering from Bryce Bordone.<ref name="Notes" /> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Jason Lipshutz described the song as "a dreamy flirtation full of pinpoint vocals, personal touches, sexual innuendos and melodies".<ref name="Lipshutz">{{cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=Sabrina Carpenter's ''Short n' Sweet'': All 12 Songs Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-short-n-sweet-review/bed-chem/ |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 23, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Christina Aguilera Sanremo.jpg|thumb|upright|Carpenter was inspired by American singer [[Christina Aguilera]]'s work]]
According to ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]''{{'}}s Erica Campbell, it highlights Carpenter's sultry side with smooth and seductive production. Describing its conception, Carpenter jokingly stated that "there was a lot of steam in the studio. It was real hot and heavy." After she and her friend came up with the titular term, Carpenter went into the studio wanting to write a song both sexy and lighthearted, embracing the ridiculousness of the concept. The song's retro vibe is influenced by the music Carpenter grew up listening to, particularly [[Christina Aguilera]], whom she described as one of her earliest idols who had a significant impact on her as a young artist.<ref name="PaperMagazineInterview">{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Superstar |url=https://www.papermag.com/sabrina-carpenter-cover |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=August 21, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
According to ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]''{{'}}s Erica Campbell, it highlights Carpenter's sultry side with smooth and seductive production. Describing its conception, Carpenter jokingly stated that "there was a lot of steam in the studio. It was real hot and heavy." After she and her friend came up with the titular term, Carpenter went into the studio wanting to write a song both sexy and lighthearted, embracing the ridiculousness of the concept. The song's retro vibe is influenced by the music Carpenter grew up listening to, particularly [[Christina Aguilera]], whom she described as one of her earliest idols who had a significant impact on her as a young artist.<ref name="PaperMagazineInterview">{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |title=Sabrina Carpenter, Superstar |url=https://www.papermag.com/sabrina-carpenter-cover |website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]] |access-date=August 21, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Revision as of 00:24, 11 September 2024

"Bed Chem"
Song by Sabrina Carpenter
from the album Short n' Sweet
ReleasedAugust 23, 2024 (2024-08-23)
Recorded
GenreSynth-pop
Length2:51
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • John Ryan
  • Ian Kirkpatrick

"Bed Chem" is a song by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her sixth studio album, Short n' Sweet (2024). Carpenter wrote it with songwriters Julia Michaels and Amy Allen and its producers, John Ryan and Ian Kirkpatrick. The song became available as the album's sixth track on August 23, 2024, when it was released by Island Records.

Background

In January 2021, Sabrina Carpenter signed a recording contract with Island Records.[1][2] She announced that she was working on her sixth studio album in March 2024, exploring new genres and expecting that it would herald a new chapter in her life.[3][4] In anticipation of her performance at Coachella, Carpenter announced that a single called "Espresso" would be released on April 11, 2024.[5] The song was a surprise success, becoming her first number one single on the Billboard Global 200 chart and her first song to enter the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6][7] She followed this with "Please Please Please" (2024), which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[8]

Preceding an official announcement, billboards bearing tweets about Carpenter's height began appearing throughout New York City.[9] On June 3, 2024, she announced that the album, titled Short n' Sweet, would be released by Island Records on August 23, 2024, and revealed its cover artwork.[10] The tracklist was revealed on July 9, 2024.[11]

Carpenter wrote the song "Bed Chem" with songwriters Julia Michaels and Amy Allen and its producers, John Ryan and Ian Kirkpatrick.[12] The song became available for digital download on the album, which was released on August 23, 2024.[13]

Composition

Christina Aguilera in 2006
Barry Keoghan in 2024
Carpenter was inspired by American singer Christina Aguilera's (left) work on the song; the song is also rumoured to be about her boyfriend at the time, Irish actor Barry Keoghan (right).

"Bed Chem" is two minutes and 51 seconds long.[13] It has been labeled as a synth-pop song.[14] It was recorded at the Perch in Calabasas, California, Juicy Hill Studios in the Bahamas, and the Playpen in Calabasas, California. Ryan and Kirkpatrick produced and programmed the song. They play drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, and bass, and they engineered it with Jeff Gunnell. Nathan Dantzler mastered the song with assistance from Harrison Tate, and Serban Ghenea mixed it at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach with engineering from Bryce Bordone.[12] Billboard's Jason Lipshutz described the song as "a dreamy flirtation full of pinpoint vocals, personal touches, sexual innuendos and melodies".[15]

According to Paper's Erica Campbell, it highlights Carpenter's sultry side with smooth and seductive production. Describing its conception, Carpenter jokingly stated that "there was a lot of steam in the studio. It was real hot and heavy." After she and her friend came up with the titular term, Carpenter went into the studio wanting to write a song both sexy and lighthearted, embracing the ridiculousness of the concept. The song's retro vibe is influenced by the music Carpenter grew up listening to, particularly Christina Aguilera, whom she described as one of her earliest idols who had a significant impact on her as a young artist.[16]

The title of "Bed Chem" is shorthand for "bedroom chemistry",[17][18] and its lyrics are about Carpenter feeling an intense attraction to someone, leading her to imagine what they would be like together in bed. In the first verse, she conveys how quickly he has captivated her, leading her to dream that he is well-endowed while feeling breathless and constantly wanting more. Carpenter flirts with him in the second verse, inviting him to "come right on me" despite living in countries with different timezones. She employs wordplay and mentions the word camaraderie, urging the prospect to turn the encounter she is imagining into reality. During the bridge, Carpenter fantasizes that the encounter would probably turn out to be even better than her imagination, describing that they would "arrive at the same time" and set the temperature of the thermostat to 69.[17] She makes several euphemisms about penis sizes in its lyrics.[18]

"Bed Chem" opens with Carpenter reminiscing about her charming first encounter with an attractive man, recalling both of their outfits. Carpenter remembers wearing a "sheer dress", while this man wore a white jacket and had a strong accent. She shares that they only exchanged a few words before going their separate ways, and he later got her number through mutual friends. Elle's Maya Ernest and StyleCaster's Sophie Hanson perceived several references to Carpenter's relationship with Barry Keoghan in the lyrics.[19][20] Dylan Kickham of Elite Daily wrote that "she made the muse of her most sexually charged song 'Bed Chem' incredibly clear. Yes, it's all about her boyfriend Barry Keoghan's prowess in the bedroom."[21] Keoghan stated that it was his favorite song from Short n' Sweet in an Instagram Story.[22]

The song has a tempo of 95 BPM and is in the key of D major. It is set in a 4/4 time signature and features high energy. The chord progression is D-Bm-G-A.[23][24]

Critical reception

Campbell picked "Bed Chem" as a highlight on Short n' Sweet.[16] Lipshutz ranked it fourth among the twelve album tracks, stating that it has "melodies strong enough to be main hooks that then lead into even better melodies. As a phrase, 'Bed Chem' is about to enter the cultural lexicon faster than you can say 'me espresso'; as a showcase for what Carpenter does best, the song is both sensual, earnest and unafraid to make you laugh. Regardless of how 'Bed Chem' performs on the charts, clock this one as a no-doubt fan favorite."[15] Capital's Sam Prance thought that in the context of Carpenter "being unashamedly horny in her music", she had "outdone herself" with the song.[17] Carl Wilson of Slate believed that it or the track "Juno" were the "horniest" ones on the album, and he agreed that the titular phrase would become popular online.[18] Nylon included it in their list of the seven best songs of its release week, with Sofia Ante stating that Carpenter was "at her most charming — cheeky, seductive, and impossible to resist — that'll leave you blushing for three full minutes".[25]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Short n' Sweet.[12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bed Chem"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 17
Global 200 (Billboard)[28] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 13
Philippines Hot 100 (Billboard)[31] 52
Portugal (AFP)[32] 30
Singapore (RIAS)[33] 11
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 4
UK Streaming (OCC)[35] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 14

References

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  2. ^ Aswad, Jem (January 26, 2021). "Sabrina Carpenter Signs with Island Records". Variety. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Hawke, Maya (February 8, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter and Maya Hawke on Rethinking the Pop Star Playbook". Interview. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Frank Revees, Madeleine (March 27, 2024). "I Am Pleased to Inform You That Your Massive Crush on Sabrina Carpenter Is Justified". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Dailey, Hannah (April 9, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Single 'Espresso' Ahead of Coachella 2024: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Trust, Gary (June 17, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter Pours Double Shot of 'Espresso' & 'Please Please Please' at Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard Global 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Trust, Gary (April 22, 2024). "'Sweet' Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (June 24, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter's 'Please Please Please' Becomes Her First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Bailey, Alyssa (June 3, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter's Album Short n' Sweet: All We Know So Far". Elle. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Garcia, Thania (June 3, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter to Release New Album Short n' Sweet in August". Variety. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Kurp, Josh (July 9, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter Unveils 'Short N' Sweet' Tracklist With Cheeky Video". Uproxx. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Sabrina Carpenter (2024). Short n' Sweet (Media notes). Island Records.
  13. ^ a b "'Bed Chem' — Song by Sabrina Carpenter". Apple Music (US). Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (August 23, 2024). "Short n' Sweet review | Sabrina Carpenter's highly anticipated record definitely echoes its title". WhyNow Media. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (August 23, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet: All 12 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b Campbell, Erica. "Sabrina Carpenter, Superstar". Paper. Retrieved August 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b c Prance, Sam (August 22, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter Explains the Horny Meaning Behind Her 'Bed Chem' Lyrics". Capital. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c Wilson, Carl (August 23, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter, Poet Laureate of Sex". Slate. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  19. ^ Ernest, Maya (August 23, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter's Steamy 'Bed Chem' Lyrics Seem to Reference Barry Keoghan". Elle. Retrieved August 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ Hanson, Sophie (August 23, 2024). "Sabrina Carpenter Just Called Out the Size of Barry Keoghan's You-Know-What in Her New Song 'Bed Chem'". StyleCaster. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  21. ^ Kickham, Dylan (August 23, 2024). "Sabrina Just Dropped a Horny Anthem All About Barry". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  22. ^ Gularte, Alejandra (August 30, 2024). "Barry Keoghan Calls 'Bed Chem' His 'Fave' Sabrina Carpenter Song". Vulture. Retrieved August 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  29. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  30. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  31. ^ "Philippines Hot 100 Week of September 7, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  32. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter – Bed Chem". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  33. ^ "RIAS Top Charts Week 36 (30 Aug - 5 Sep 2024)". RIAS. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  34. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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