"Skinny Dipping" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her fifth studio album Emails I Can't Send (2022), included as the eleventh track of the album. The track was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and its producer Leroy Clampitt. The song was released by Island Records as the lead single of the album on September 9, 2021.[1]
Background and release
On August 18, Carpenter shared an Instagram post with several clues from the song, including the mention of the first verse, "it'll be a Wednesday", in the post’s description, the lines "if we could take it all off and just exist?" and "water under the bridge".[2] On August 23, Carpenter sends an email to his fans with the song’s codified title on a message and, later, posts a snippet of the song with the title revealed.[3] On August 30, Carpenter finally reveals the single's cover art and release date.[4] The song was released on September 9, along with its music video.[1][5] It was written by Carpenter, Julia Michaels, JP Saxe and Leroy Clampitt in New York on Summer 2021.[6]