Sabrina Carpenter skyrocketed to fame with her tunes Nonsense and Feather, and now it has been revealed that her music isn’t just popular – it can save lives too!
The 25-year-old singer has made headlines as Taylor Swift’s warm-up act on her Eras Tour and has accumulated legions of fans with her pop music hits.
Fans have loved her summer bop Espresso which stormed the charts this year and the star has just announced a European solo tour for her upcoming album Short n’ Sweet.
Amid all of her success, it has been claimed that one of her 2024 tunes may actually be life-saving.
And not in the figurative sense, no no.
Her song Please, Please, Please which was released with an accompanying music video that hard launched her relationship with Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan, has 107 beats per minute.
This is the same tempo that is needed for a regular heart rhythm which means it’s the perfect song to sing to match your rhythm while giving hands-only CPR.
The American Heart Association revealed that the song was the perfect tune to use as a guidance for chest compressions.
They also revealed that Espresso could be another good guideline with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.
But if you aren’t a fan of Sabrina’s music, don’t fret, there are many other song suggestions for pop music fans.
The AHA revealed Chappell Roan’s hit Pink Pony Club also had a matching 107 tempo, making it perfect for chest compressions.
In fact some of Chappell’s other songs are also good fits including Good Luck, Babe (117bpm) and After Midnight (110 bpm).
Ironically, given their names, previous songs used as guidelines were Bee Gee’s hit song Stayin’ Alive (104 bpm) and Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust (114 bpm).
NHS guidelines suggest that if trained in CPR, you should attempt to give breaths and chest compressions. If not, guidelines suggest that it’s better to stick to just hands-only chest compressions with no breaths given to the patient.
The compressions are meant to be given at ‘a rate of 100 to 120 times a minute until an ambulance arrives or for as long as you can.’
It is for this reason that singing a song in your head can help to keep pace and give the patient a better chance of survival.