# Sweetest Sin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sweetest_Sin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sweetest_Sin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Sin > Source revision: 1323614577 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox song | name = Sweetest Sin | cover = Jessicasimpson_single_sweetestsin.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [Jessica Simpson](/source/Jessica_Simpson) | album = [In This Skin](/source/In_This_Skin) | B-side = In This Skin | released = July 14, 2003 | recorded = | studio = * [Sony Music Studios](/source/Sony_Music_Studios) (New York, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}} * Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, NY){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}} * [Record Plant](/source/Record_Plant) (Los Angeles, CA){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}} | venue = | genre = [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B), [pop](/source/Pop_music) | length = 3:14 | label = [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records) | writer = [Diane Warren](/source/Diane_Warren) | producer = [Ric Wake](/source/Ric_Wake) | prev_title = [A Little Bit](/source/A_Little_Bit) | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = [With You](/source/With_You_(Jessica_Simpson_song)) | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xiWehIIymwE|"Sweetest Sin"}}}} }} "'''Sweetest Sin'''" is a song by American singer [Jessica Simpson](/source/Jessica_Simpson). It was written by [Diane Warren](/source/Diane_Warren) and produced by [Ric Wake](/source/Ric_Wake) for Simpson's third [studio album](/source/studio_album), ''[In This Skin](/source/In_This_Skin)'' (2003). It was released as the album's first single on July 14, 2003 through [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records). The [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) song, speaks about what would be the sweetest sin between a couple. "Sweetest Sin" received positive reviews from critics. Simpson performed the song on her [Reality Tour Live](/source/Reality_Tour_(Jessica_Simpson_tour)) (2004). An accompanying music video, directed by Constantine Paraskavopoulos, showed Simpson swaying on a beach and flirting with singer [Nick Lachey](/source/Nick_Lachey) during the whole video. ==Background and composition== {{Listen |filename=Jessica_Simpson_-_Sweetest_Sin.ogg |title="Sweetest Sin" |pos=left |description=18 second sample from the mid-tempo ballad written by Diane Warren. |format=[Ogg](/source/Ogg)}} "Sweetest Sin" was written by [Diane Warren](/source/Diane_Warren) and produced by [Ric Wake](/source/Ric_Wake).{{cite AV media notes|title=Sweetest Sin|others=Jessica Simpson|year=2003|publisher=[Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records)|type=Liner notes}} According to the sheetmusic published at Music Notes by ''Real Songs (ASCAP)'', the [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) song is composed in the key of [D major](/source/D_major) and is set in the [time signature](/source/time_signature) of common time with a [tempo](/source/tempo) of 95 [beats per minute](/source/beats_per_minute).{{Cite web |title=Jessica Simpson :: Sweetest Sin [RADIO203_08A-09] |url=https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~dtompkin/music/track/RADIO203_08A/RADIO203_08A-09.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=cs.uwaterloo.ca}} It has the sequence of C–D–B{{music|flat}} as its [chord progression](/source/chord_progression). Simpson's vocals in the song span from the note of D4 to the high note of F5.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0045305|title=Jessica Simpson - Sweetest Sin – Digital Sheet Music|work=Music Notes|date=14 October 2003|publisher=Real Songs (ASCAP)|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} The recording process of "Sweetest Sin" was documented in an episode of Simpson's reality series, ''[Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica](/source/Newlyweds%3A_Nick_and_Jessica)''.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0640187/|title="Making the Video" Sweetest Sin/Shut Up (TV episode 2003)|date=July 8, 2003|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} Simpson originally recorded "Sweetest Sin" confidentially in a slightly remixed form and announced she was pleased with its progress. However, her superiors at [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) told her that she had made the song too "challenging"; in essence, they felt that potential listeners of the song would be alienated by singing they would not be able to duplicate. Simpson was filmed breaking into tears when she received the news. Later, she re-recorded her vocals with the assistance of her then-husband, [Nick Lachey](/source/Nick_Lachey), whom she brought along because she felt he was a good vocal producer.{{cite AV media |date=December 14, 2004 |title=Newlyweds - Nick & Jessica - The First Season |format=DVD |medium= |publisher=MTV |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124135927/http://www.amazon.com/Newlyweds-Nick-Jessica-First-Season/dp/B00062IDZQ |url=https://www.amazon.com/Newlyweds-Nick-Jessica-First-Season/dp/B00062IDZQ |archivedate=November 24, 2011 |accessdate= |asin=B00062IDZQ}} [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380934/ Alt URL] ==Reception== Sal Cinquemani of [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine) said, "[Sweetest Sin], the catchy tune, penned by Diane Warren, is a glossy, ever-so-slightly over-produced affair."{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin/303|title=In This Skin by Jessica Simpson - Review|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|publisher=Slant Magazine|date=August 20, 2003|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} Clem Bastow of [Stylus Magazine](/source/Stylus_Magazine) noticed the song "is concerned with 'a picture of perfection... your skin upon my skin'."{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jessica-simpson/in-this-skin.htm|title=Jessica Simpson - In This Skin - Review - D+|publisher=Stylus Magazine|last=Bastow|first=Clem|date=April 27, 2004|accessdate=February 13, 2011|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628175914/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jessica-simpson/in-this-skin.htm|url-status=dead}} Abbey Goodman of [MTV](/source/MTV) said Simpson "maintains the good-girl image that made her popular" with the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1476975/.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205035/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1476975/.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=New Releases: The Neptunes, Alien Ant Farm, Bow Wow, Jessica Simpson, Juelz Santana, Neil Young & More|last=Goodman|first=Abbey|date=August 18, 2003|work=[MTV](/source/MTV)|publisher=[MTV Networks](/source/MTV_Networks)|accessdate=May 11, 2011}} The song was also a Track Pick from the [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) review of ''[In This Skin](/source/In_This_Skin)'' by [Stephen Thomas Erlewine](/source/Stephen_Thomas_Erlewine), along with "Be", "I Have Loved You" and "[With You](/source/With_You_(Jessica_Simpson_song))".{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r648128|pure_url=yes}}|title=In This Skin - Review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|year=2003|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} On August 9, 2003, the song debuted at number forty on ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Pop Songs](/source/Top_40_Mainstream), reaching number thirty-seven two weeks later.{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=7697&sort=chartid|title=Jessica Simpson - Sweetest Sin USA Chart History|publisher=Top 40 Charts|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} ==Music video and live performances== The music video, directed by Dean Paraskavopoulos,{{cite web|url =http://www.cmt.com/videos/jessica-simpson/25510/the-sweetest-sin.jhtml|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080917031743/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jessica-simpson/25510/the-sweetest-sin.jhtml|url-status =dead|archive-date =September 17, 2008|title=Jessica Simpson: Sweetest Sin|work=[CMT](/source/Country_Music_Television)|publisher=MTV Networks (Viacom)|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} starts with [black-and-white](/source/black-and-white) shots of Simpson dancing and looking at viewers. It cuts to Simpson swaying on a beach, and embracing Nick Lachey underneath a waterfall on the beach. Further scenes are presented, such as one in which Simpson lies on a bed by herself. The video continues with intercut footage of the previous scenes, until the final seconds of the song, when Simpson is joined by her husband, in which they move on their bed on the beach. The video ends when Lachey disappears, leaving the singer alone. On August 12, 2003, Simpson performed the song on [Miss Teen USA 2003](/source/Miss_Teen_USA_2003) and on August 19, 2003 on the American music show ''[TRL](/source/Total_Request_Live)'' and on ''[The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn](/source/The_Late_Late_Show_(U.S._TV_series))''. She also performed the single on ''[Good Morning America](/source/Good_Morning_America)'' on August 22, 2003. The song was also performed on 2004's [Reality Tour Live](/source/Reality_Tour_(Jessica_Simpson)).{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433578/|title=Jessica Simpson: Reality Tour Live (Video 2004)|date=July 7, 2004|work=[Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database)|publisher=[Staples, Inc](/source/Staples%2C_Inc.)|accessdate=May 11, 2011}} Simpson performed "Sweetest Sin" live at the [Trump Taj Mahal](/source/Trump_Taj_Mahal) in [Atlantic City](/source/Atlantic_City), [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey).{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/newlyweds-nick_and_jessica/episode.jhtml?episodeID=69971|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625140825/http://www.mtv.com/shows/newlyweds-nick_and_jessica/episode.jhtml?episodeID=69971|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2012|title=Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica › Ep. 201|work=[MTV](/source/MTV)|publisher=[MTV Networks](/source/MTV_Networks)|accessdate=May 11, 2011}} The performance, dedicated to Lachey, was recorded and later broadcast on the second season of ''Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica''.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/newlyweds-episode-guide-season-2/1484491/1607365/photo.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801124304/http://www.mtv.com/photos/newlyweds-episode-guide-season-2/1484491/1607365/photo.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2009|title=Newlyweds - Episode Guide Season 2|work=[MTV](/source/MTV)|publisher=[MTV Networks](/source/MTV_Networks)|date=January 12, 2004|accessdate=May 11, 2011}} ==Track listings== *'''CD single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Sweetest Sin |others=Jessica Simpson|date=2003|type=CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Music|id=B0000A59XM}} #"Sweetest Sin" (single version) – 3:04 #"In This Skin" – 4:19 *'''DVD single'''{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Simpson-You-Sweetest-Sin/dp/B0000WN1WM|title=Amazon.com: Jessica Simpson - With You/Sweetest Sin: Movies & TV|publisher=Sony|date=December 16, 2003|accessdate=February 13, 2011}} #"With You" (music video) – 3:12 #"Sweetest Sin" (music video) – 3:02 *'''Junior Vasquez Remixes'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Sweetest Sin |others=Jessica Simpson|date=2003|type=Junior Vasquez Remixes 12"|publisher=Columbia Records|id=CAS 54770}} #"Sweetest Sin" (Junior's Original Sin) – 9:39 #"Sweetest Sin" (Junior's Tribapella) – 8:56 #"Sweetest Sin" (Junior's World Mixshow Version) – 6:33 ==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2003) !align="left"|Peak
position |- |align="left"|US [Pop Songs](/source/Mainstream_Top_40) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'') |align="center"|37 |- |} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release dates and formats for "Sweetest Sin" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States | July 14, 2003 | [Contemporary hit radio](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) | rowspan="2"| [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records) | {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/03/RR-2003-07-11-OCR-Page-0026.pdf|title=Radio & Records|date=2003-07-11|website=Worldradiohistory.com|access-date=2022-03-28}} |- | July 22, 2003 | [CD](/source/CD_single) | {{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Sweetest-Sin-Jessica-Simpson/dp/B0000A59XM|title = Sweetest Sin|website=Amazon.com| year=2003 }} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Jessica Simpson}} Category:2003 singles Category:Jessica Simpson songs Category:Songs written by Diane Warren Category:Pop ballads Category:Song recordings produced by Ric Wake Category:Contemporary R&B ballads Category:2000s ballads --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sweetest Sin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Sin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Sin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.