Sabrina Carpenter‘s music career shot up after the success of her songs “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” from her Short and sweet album, and the hits continued when she released the album’s third single, “Taste,” in August 2024. Following the song’s success, fans are wondering what “Taste” is about and what the lyrics mean.
What is Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Taste” about?
In the song “Taste,” Sabrina addresses her ex’s on-and-off girlfriend. Although Sabrina and her unnamed ex had already broken up by the time of the song, she points out the lasting influence she had on her ex during their short-lived romance.
“Oh, I make quite an impression / Five feet, to be exact,” she begins at the beginning of the song. “You wonder why half his clothes are gone / My body is where it is.”
In the chorus, Sabrina confirms that the on-off couple are back together. However, she insists that her ex has learned new tricks from her. “I heard you guys are back together and if that’s true, you just got to taste me when he kisses you,” she sings, reminding her ex’s lover that the memory of her will always remain.
She later proves her influence on him by singing, “He’s funny, now all his jokes hit different / Guess who he learned that from?”
Sabrina further proves her point in the bridge by singing that when the girlfriend “feels his lips, you feel mine,” and adds that she is no longer interested in her ex, adding, “You can have him if you want.”
Who is Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Taste” about?
Sabrina has not confirmed who inspired the songwhich they together with Julia Michaels, Amy Allen, John Ryan And Ian Kirkpatrick. However, fan theories circulated that the song was about her brief love triangle with Shawn Mendes And Camila Cabello.
After Shawn and Camila split in 2021, the “Mercy” singer sparked dating rumors with Sabrina when they were spotted on several outings together in early 2023. Their affair seemed to fizzle out, and Shawn was linked again in April 2023. However, their rekindled romance did not last long, and reports circulated that Shawn and Camila split again in June 2023.
What happens in Sabrina Carpenter’s music video “Taste”?
Sabrina plays alongside Jenna Ortega in the music video for “Taste,” which was inspired by the 1992 black comedy Death suits her well. Jenna plays the new lover of Sabrina’s ex and the women fight hard until they finally kill their ex and become friends.
The music video became an instant hit among fans and Jenna revealed that she agreed to the project after Sabrina simply texted her the information.
“I had a day off in LA and I didn’t want to do anything, I wanted to rest because we were doing press for (Beetlejuice) and shooting season two on Wednesday, but Sabrina was also so kind and generous to me even when nobody cared. I’ve known her since I was 12 and we get along really well and she is a friend,” Jenna said during an appearance at Jimmy Hill from Capital. “So I thought to myself, ‘Yes, of course I’ll do it for you.'”
She added that shooting the music video was “so much fun” and that it was “nice when you do something like that” because it “didn’t feel like work.”
