Background and Composition
"Sweetest Sin" was written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake. According to the sheetmusic published at Music Notes by Real Songs (ASCAP), the R&B song is composed in the key of D major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 96 beats per minute. It has the sequence of C–D–B♭ as its chord progression. Simpson's vocals in the song span from the note of D4 to the high note of F5.
The recording process of "Sweetest Sin" was documented in an episode of Simpson's reality series, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. 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 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, whom she brought along because she felt he was a good vocal producer.
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