Tate McRae, Sports Car | Song Review

Tate McRae dials up the innuendo something fierce on “Sports Car,” the third single from her third studio album, So Close To What.

“Where’d you put those keys? / We can share one seat.” Hmm, wonder what Tate McRae is getting at on “Sports Car”?  No deep analysis is necessary – she’s being naughty! “Sports Car” is the third single and seventh track from her third studio album, So Close To What.  McRae, Julia Michaels, and producers Ryan Tedder and Grant penned “Sports Car.” It features banging drums and some whacky synths.  The sound is clubby with its hip-hop-infused pop vibes. McRae does a little bit of everything vocally – breathy vocals, ‘falsetto,’ and sexy whispers.  The keyword is ‘sexy’ as the big takeaway from “Sports Car” is naughtiness – sexual endeavors. “In the alley, in the back / In the center of this room / With the windows rolled down / Boy, don’t make me choose,” she sings in the pre-chorus regarding ‘where’ it ‘goes down.’ The crowning achievement is the chorus, of course:

“I think you know what this is

I think you wanna uh

No, you ain’t got no Mrs.

Oh, but you got a sports car

We can uh-uh in it

While you drive it real far

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is.”

Oh, the innuendo! “Sports Car” is a ‘thrill’ if you catch my drift, even if the lyrics aren’t the most poetic or transcendent in the least.  Tate McRae is having fun with him – an understatement.  Not a game-changing song but fun and titillating sans profanity.

Tate McRae // So Close To What // RCA // 2.21.25

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