Sabrina Carpenter Drops New Song "Skin" Amid Olivia Rodrigo-Joshua Bassett Love Triangle Rumors

On Jan. 22, Sabrina Carpenter dropped her new song "Skin," which may add more details to the rumored love triangle between herself, Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett.

By Mona Thomas, Ryan Gajewski Jan 22, 2021 5:50 AMTags
Watch: Sabrina Carpenter Drops New Song "Skin"

Who doesn't love a surprise comeback—with a side of drama?

At midnight ET on Friday, Jan. 22, Sabrina Carpenter dropped her eyebrow-raising new single "Skin," which can be heard here. The surprise track comes amid the rumored Disney love triangle happening between Sabrina, Olivia Rodrigo, 17—who recently released her debut song "driver's license"—and Joshua Bassett, 20.

Perhaps the most telling line in "Skin" is one during the bridge that goes, "Don't drive yourself insane/ It won't always be this way." Yes, she used the word "drive."

Another lyric in Sabrina's song is, "Maybe you didn't mean it/ Maybe blonde was the only rhyme." Fans were quick to guess that this is a shout-out to the mention in "driver's license" to a "blonde girl" that was assumed to refer to Sabrina.

"You can try to get under my, under my, under my skin while he's on mine," the Girl Meets World star continues during the "Skin" chorus. "I wish you knew that even you can't get under my skin if I don't let you in."

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Co-Stars Who Weren't Exactly BFFs

Sabrina first announced the unexpected track midday on Jan. 21 via Instagram with a short clip of her singing the song's verse, "Maybe we could've been friends," as the words "midnight, est" flashed quickly.

In just three hours, the post garnered over 1.1 million views and 10,000 comments from individuals ready for the new vibes.

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For those not caught up on the drama, Olivia and Joshua play on-screen lovers Nini and Ricky in Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Fans suspected they were dating off-screen as well, although they may have split back in August when Olivia mentioned a "failed relationship" on TikTok.

Fans believed "driver's license," a deeply melodramatic ballad about a breakup, was referring to Joshua when she sings, "Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me?"

The song came shortly before Joshua released his track "Lie Lie Lie," which accused a past lover of "lyin' through your teeth" and "actin' all so innocent."