Soap (song)

"Soap"
Single by Melanie Martinez
from the album Cry Baby
ReleasedJuly 10, 2015
RecordedJuly 2014
GenreAlt-pop
Length3:29
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
ProducerKyle Shearer
Melanie Martinez singles chronology
"Pity Party"
(2015)		 "Soap"
(2015)		 "Sippy Cup"
(2015)
Music video
"Soap/Training Wheels" on YouTube

"Soap" is a song by American singer Melanie Martinez, featured on her[a] debut studio album, Cry Baby. The song was released along with a music video on July 10, 2015, as the second single of the album, and was serviced to Alternative radio stations in August. Co-written by Kyle Shearer, who produced the track, and Emily Warren, it was featured in the 2016 film Nerve.

Background and composition

In the interview with Elle, Martinez stated: "Soap was written about my current boyfriend when we were first talking, I felt too scared to say how I felt about him and thought if I told him it'd be like throwing a toaster in his bath. So I washed my mouth out with soap. I think anyone can really relate to this song. I'm sure there was a time in everyone's life where they felt too scared to say how they felt so they 'washed their mouth out with soap'. Everyone is allowed to be vulnerable. I think women and men and dogs and cats and ants and aliens can all express themselves and be vulnerable."[1]

"Soap" was premiered exclusively on Elle magazine's website on July 9, 2015.[1] An alt-pop track,[2] it was released as the second single from Martinez's debut studio album, Cry Baby.[1] The song was serviced to Alternative radio stations in August.[3] "Soap" was later featured in the 2016 film Nerve.[4]

Music video

The music video for "Soap" was released July 10, 2015, the same day the song was released. It was directed by a couple of Martinez's friends in her hotel room tub.[1] Another music video for "Soap" was released November 18, as a double feature music video with her song "Training Wheels".[5]

Track listing

Digital download[6]
  1. Soap – 3:29
Remixes - EP[7]
  1. Soap (Steve James remix) – 3:59
  2. Soap (Gladiator remix) – 3:07
  3. Soap (Stooki Sound remix) – 4:42
  4. Soap (Luxxury remix) – 6:38
  5. Soap (Sailors remix) – 3:41
  6. Soap (Jerome Price remix) – 4:48

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Alternative Digital Songs (Billboard)[8] 12
Twitter Top Tracks (Billboard)[9] 26

Certifications

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[12] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various July 10, 2015 Digital download Atlantic [6]
United States August 2015 Alternative radio [3]
Various October 23, 2015 Digital download [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Martinez uses she/her and they/them pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zemler, Emily (July 9, 2015). "Exclusive: Melanie Martinez gets vulnerable on new single, 'Soap'". Elle. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ McHale, Maggie (September 2, 2015). "Our Take: Crying Out for 'Cry Baby'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Melanie Martinez's Acclaimed Debut Album Cry Baby Makes Incredible Chart Debut, Premiering At #5 On The Top Albums Chart And #6 On The Billboard 200" (Press release). Warner Music Group. August 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Nerve Soundtrack". Soundtrack Mania. July 27, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Martinez, Melanie (November 18, 2015). Melanie Martinez - Soap/Training Wheels Double Feature. Retrieved July 7, 2026 – via YouTube.
  6. 1 2 "Soap - Single by Melanie Martinez". iTunes. July 10, 2015. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Soap - Remixes by Melanie Martinez". iTunes. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Soap Title Performance - Alternative". Billboard. August 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Melanie Martinez-Billboard Twitter Top Tracks". Billboard. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Melanie Martinez – Soap". Music Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Melanie Martinez – Soap". Radioscope. Retrieved April 23, 2025. Type Soap in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  12. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2022 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ "British single certifications – Melanie Martinez – Soap". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 20, 2022. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Soap Melanie Martinez in the "Search:" field.
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Melanie Martinez – Soap". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.