Sabrina Carpenter Seemingly Samples Grindr Notification Sound
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter has gotten fans laughing after seemingly sampling the notorious Grindr notification sound in one of the songs of her new album, Short n鈥 Sweet.
The record has been making waves both critically and commercially since its release on Friday August 23, owing in no small part to the success of singles like Espresso and Please Please Please.听
However, queer fans with keen ears believe they鈥檝e noticed a certain sound in the album鈥檚 ninth track Slim Pickins; the noise that plays when you get a Grindr notification as she sings 鈥淎nd since the Lord forgot my gay awakening.鈥
Take a listen for yourself and see if you can hear the resemblance鈥
Sabrina Carpenter鈥檚 鈥淪lim Pickins鈥 from seems to sample the Grindr notification sound:
鈥淎nd since the Lord forgot my gay awakening鈥
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Though it鈥檚 not officially confirmed if Sabrina sampled or interpolated the sound, fans took major delight in the presence of the sound in the song.听
鈥淒ID I JUST HEAR THE GRIND NOTIFICATION IN THE BACKGROUND OF SLIM PICKINS???鈥 asked , while that the sound being in the song is 鈥渟o funny.鈥 One 鈥淚magine how gay you have to be to even notice this,鈥 and even got in on the fun, simply saying: 鈥済rindr4sabrina鈥.
It鈥檚 not the only way that Sabrina is continuing to serve her queer fanbase during Short n鈥 Sweet鈥檚 rollout. On the album鈥檚 release day, she released the music video for Taste starring herself and Jenna Ortega. In the video, she and Ortega make different attempts to kill one another for the affection of a man.听
At one point, the two share a kiss in the video before realising they have accidentally killed the man, resulting in the two sharing a smile with one another.
Short n鈥 Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter is out now, available to stream on all platforms.