Mar 26
David Archuleta Says New Single 'Crème Brulée' is Just a Taste of 'Naughty' Songs to Come
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
If you're startled by the steamy content of David Archuleta's new single "Crème Brulée,'" then the singer has accomplished his goal: "I'm not the same sweet little teenage boy that you always saw me as" after his "American Idol" stint, the 34-year-old declared in comments to People Magazine.
"Sometimes I think people forget that I'm in my 30s," Archuleta said. "I'm older now. I'm more mature."
People shared some of the new song's racy lyrics, including suggestive lines like "Oh no, there goes all of your clothes / Speaking words you don't know," and "I can't help that you don't wanna wait / Okay, now you've had a taste of crème brulée."
"I feel like there are a little more innuendos in the songs I'm writing," the "Hell Together" singer went on to say.
No kidding!
"Not just 'Crème Brulée,'" Archuleta continued, "but the songs to come after," as well.
What more could he have in store?
"I don't feel like it's all-over raunchy necessarily, but I feel like it's a little naughty," Archuleta teased. "Naughty but nice. Sweet, but savory, is what I say."
His saucy comments arrive after the singer described his new artistic phase to The Hollywood Reporter. "I feel like it's David Archuleta 2.0," he mused on the red carpet last week, just ahead of the new single's release. "I'm in my flirty era – like, just owning my sensuality and being confident in my body."
"Over the past few years, the 'Crush' artist has gone through some major life changes," People noted, recalling that he came out publicly in 2021. After escaping the closet, he also exited the Mormon church – a faith that rejects LGBTQ+ people.
He came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021 and subsequently stepped away from the Mormon church. His mother, a devout member of the faith, stuck by him despite Mormonism's homophobic doctrine.
Her faith in her son remains a constant, even as he asserts his maturity as a man and as an artist.
"Maybe a couple years ago she would've been like, 'How could you sing about that kind of stuff? You should know better being Mormon,'" Archuleta told People of his mother's reaction to the suggestive new single. "Now, she's like, 'Hey, I'm so glad that you're coming into your own, and you're figuring yourself out.'"
Watch the video for "Crème Brulée" below.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
