Earthly Delights (EP)
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| Released | August 15, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 18:55 | |||
| Label | Archie Music | |||
| Producer | Michael Blum | |||
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Earthly Delights is an extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta.[3][4] It was self-released on August 15, 2025, through Archuleta's label Archie Music.[5][6]
The album spawned three singles: "Crème Brulée", "Can I Call You", and "Dulce Amor".[7] To further support the extended play, Archuleta started his concert tour, the Earthly Delights Tour which began on September 17, 2025.[8][9]
Background and release
On the EP, Archuleta explores themes of pleasure and pain, as well as sensuality, physicality, and heartbreak.[10][11] Across the tracks, Archuleta embraces queerness and his new beginnings.[12]
Archuleta characterized the extended play as a reflection on his process of embracing the sensual and sexual aspects of his identity, including behaviors he had previously suppressed due to his religious beliefs.[13] He explained that allowing himself to experience sensual pleasure, which he had previously associated with moral transgression, helped him connect with more vulnerable and authentic parts of himself.[14] According to Archuleta, the project symbolizes a rejection of his former fears surrounding "carnal" behavior and an acceptance of sensual experience as a natural and meaningful dimension of human life.[13]
"I'm in my indulgence mode when it comes to giving into my sensuality. Something I always villainized before. There's something sweet about being naughty. And it's actually helped me to get in touch with more tender vulnerable parts of myself. So earthly delights is taking in the pleasures of what I always thought would keep me out of heaven. For the belief I always had of the hell and unhappiness I would experience for giving into my "carnal nature" of sexuality, which is the natural instinct of humans and even what leads to the source of life itself, here's to a big F you to my old fears and embracing the sensual side and earthly delights and how good and rich it feels. It really is the source to life."[13]
— Archuleta explaining Earthly Delights, via LionhearTV[13]
Composition
The extended play comprises six tracks, all written by Archuleta in collaboration with Michael Blum, with additional contributions from Robyn Dell'Unto, Ryan Nealon, Noah Davis, Danielle Knibbe and Josie Dunne. Production was handled by Blum.[10]
The deluxe edition includes five additional songs, bringing the total to eleven tracks.[15] It features acoustic versions of "Crème Brulée" and "Can I Call You," a Haylee Wood remix of "Crème Brulée," and two new tracks: "Fade to Black," written by Archuleta, Nealon, Michael Cody Dear, Alexander Lewis, Jules Brave, and Ivan Jackson Rosenberg and produced by Lewis; and "Inside Out," written by Blum, Nealon, and Davis and produced by Blum.[16]
Promotion
The extended play spawned three singles. "Crème Brulée", released on March 24, 2025, served as the extended play lead single.[17] It was followed by "Can I Call You" as the EP second single on May 9, 2025,[18][19] and "Dulce Amor" as the third official single on August 12, 2025.[20]
The EP was re-issued on August 15, 2025, featuring five songs, including two brand-new tracks.[15]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Musical Hype |   [1] |
Earthly Delights was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Archuleta's honest, and confident songwriting but found some of the production too safe.[21][1][22]
Writing for GLAAD, Yolanda Lenge dubbed the extended play as "personal, raw, and often playful".[23] stating that "Archuleta invites listeners into that journey, and it's one filled with sweetness, sexiness, and sincere self-expression."[23]
Jazz Williams of Pop Passion noted that the extended play leans into R&B, a style that according the writer "really suits his voice.".[2] Williams identified "Crème Brûlée" and "Can I Call You" as the strongest productions on the project, while still responding positively to the remaining tracks, commenting that the minimal production renders them "more chill and easy on the ears."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Give You the World" |
| Michael Blum | 3:26 |
| 2. | "Crème Brulée" |
| Blum | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Can I Call You" |
| Blum | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Lucky" |
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| 3:16 |
| 5. | "Home" |
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| 2:57 |
| 6. | "Dulce Amor" |
| Michael Blum | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 18:55 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Fade to Black" |
| Alexander Lewis | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Inside Out" |
| Michael Blum | 3:07 |
| 9. | "Crème Brulée (acoustic)" |
| Michael Blum | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Can I Call You (acoustic)" |
| Michael Blum | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Crème Brulée (Haylee Wood Remix)" |
| Michael Blum | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 35:25 | |||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 15, 2025 | Archie Music | [16] |
References
- ^ a b c "David Archuleta, Earthly Delights (EP) | Review". The Musical Hype. September 12, 2025.
- ^ a b c Williams, Jazz (August 19, 2025). "EP Review: "Earthly Delights" - David Archuleta". Pop Passion. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Sharpe, Josh. "David Archuleta Sets Release of New EP and North American Tour". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "For the first time in 5 years, David Archuleta is going on tour. Here's where". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 22, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "David Archuleta's next act: loving and being loved in return. Here's what he told The Tribune about his new EP, 'Earthly Delights'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ "David Archuleta's next act: loving and being loved in return. Here's what he told The Tribune about his new EP, 'Earthly Delights'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Kaur, Kiren (September 12, 2025). "INTERVIEW: David Archuleta comes out, breaks free with EP, memoir | RIFF". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ "David Archuleta Kicks off his 'Earthly Delights' tour with new EP". Instinct Magazine. July 8, 2025. Archived from the original on August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ^ Fuoco-Karasinski, Christina. "David Archuleta hits a chord with his 'Earthly Delights' EP and tour". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ a b "Davif Archuleta Set to Share His "Earthly Delights" EP on August 15". kenphillipsgroup.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ Songco, Pauline (August 16, 2025). "David Archuleta: 'There's something sweet about being naughty'". Daily Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ Irvin, Jack (August 18, 2025). "He's 'Still Open to Meeting Girls' After Coming Out as Queer but Dating Men Is 'Easier' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "David Archuleta marks a bold and confident new chapter with EP 'Earthly Delights'". LionhearTV. August 15, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ^ Houghton, Cillea (November 10, 2025). "After Coming Out and Leaving the Church, David Archuleta Finds Peace, and Purpose on 'Earthly Delights'". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b "David Archuleta Releases New Version Of 'Earthly Delights'". iHeart. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Earthly Delights - EP by David Archuleta on Apple Music, August 15, 2025, retrieved November 16, 2025
- ^ "David Archuleta reveals new single 'Crème Brulée' and talks self-discovery". Newsweek. March 28, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "David Archuleta's 'sexy' era: 'Can I Call You' exclusive". Out.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Sharpe, Josh. "David Archuleta Drops New Single 'Can I Call You' From Upcoming EP". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ West, Brandon (August 14, 2025). "David Archuleta Serves Sweet & Sultry on New Single "Dulce Amor"". Front Page Pop. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ Chung, Katherine. "David Archuleta's Earthly Delights EP Review". Out Jamz. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ Ricarte, Katrina. "Album Review: David Archuleta's 'Earthly Delights' EP". The Beat Asia. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Lenge, Yolanda (August 12, 2025). "David Archuleta's "Earthly Delights" Embraces Queer Joy, Sensuality, and New Beginnings". GLAAD. Retrieved November 18, 2025.