Sabrina Carpenter Says It's 'Mind-Blowing' That Adele Knows About Her Song 'Espresso'

Carpenter discussed the moment Adele called the song "my jam" in Las Vegas on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

Sabrina Carpenter can't believe she has Adele as a fan!

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, Aug. 22, to celebrate the release of her new album Short n’ Sweet, which dropped the same day, Carpenter, 25, discussed her surprise that the pop icon knows her music.

“Your songs have been everywhere the past few months, people can’t stop singing them,” host Jimmy Fallon said during the interview

“But there was a video of Adele talking about how “Espresso” was the last thing she thought about before she went to bed,” he continued, as the singer giggled.

Sabrina Carpenter during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
Singer & actress Sabrina Carpenter during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on Aug. 22, 2024.

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Fallon, 49, then showed the clip of Adele sitting on stage during her Las Vegas residency on May 18, chatting to the crowd at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace and explaining how she'd had to adjust to returning to Vegas' time zone after taking a break and had gotten to bed late.

"As I got into bed last night — 'cause that's a very late night for me, normally I'm in bed by 9 p.m. — I found myself singing, 'I'm working late, 'cause I'm a singer,' " Adele, 36, said at the time, before singing the lyrics to "Espresso."

"That Sabrina Carpenter song!... That song is my jam!"

After the clip played, Fallon repeated, "That song is my jam!" several times, adding, "I love that."

Carpenter then switched into a fun British accent, repeating Adele's words, "That Sabrina Carpenter song."

"Like, I just love how I'm like, 'Does she have social media?' " she added of the "Hello" singer. "Like, how does she know about the song or anything?"

She continued, "And that was the most mind-blowing thing to me."

"It's Adele," the host said, as Carpenter repeated, "It's Adele!" adding, "One name, that's it."

"Exactly. One name, that's it." Fallon agreed.

"Yeah. So cool," the singer said.

Elsewhere in the interview, the TV host celebrated that Short n' Sweet is "officially out right now," before adding that "this is the summer of Sabrina Carpenter" and sharing a few fast facts about her recent success, including how the Adele-endorsed track had fared.

""Espresso" has been certified platinum and was one of the fastest songs to reach a billion streams in the history of Spotify," he read from a card, as the audience cheered.

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Carpenter recently told PAPER Magazine that she'd known from a young age that she'd be working in the world of entertainment.

“I don't know how to describe it,” she said to the outlet. “When you're a child and you just have a feeling of, 'I know I'm going to do this someday. I know I'm going to do this for the rest of my life. I know this is the path I need to follow, whatever that means for me, and whatever success that means for me is what I'm destined for.' "

Meanwhile, Carpenter also celebrated the release of her new album on Instagram on Aug. 22.

Sharing a carousel of images that appeared to be from during the making of the new record, she thanked those involved and explained how creating Short n' Sweet had been "special, honest, up and down, stupid and fun."

"Short n’ sweet is officially yours now!!!" the singer began the caption of the post.

"I feel extremely lucky that each time I write a new record I learn a little bit more about myself, and can create from that place. the making of short n’ sweet was one of the most special, honest, up and down, stupid and fun experiences of my life," Carpenter continued, adding, "I thought if something was funny enough to make me laugh then maybe it belonged in a song. happy or sad!"

"Thank you to my brilliant talented friends, writers, producers, mixers, engineers, and creative minds that helped me bring this world and these songs to life. not a serious thought was thunk yet somehow they were.. lol I love you all and am so grateful. I will keep this short n sweet buuuut more soon. go listen now and I hope you love it," she concluded her message.

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