Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend

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No track listing yet.

Out on August 29, 2025.

Full Video of "Manchild"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSugSGCC12I

what in the Terry Richardson is going on

I know this is designed to rile up people and be antangonistically pandering to the male gaze etc but it really is such a choice in 2025, when womens' rights are being eroded everywhere, to present yourself this way

incredible video.

I'm warming up to "Manchild" but doesn't touch any of the singles from the last album. Love the video too.

xp to boxedjoy

found some of the replies here re that interesting:
https://bsky.app/profile/popbase.tv/post/3lrdrzvjkck2m

Would be cool if that cover was a scene in the Spinal Tap sequel. "That's 'Smell the Glove' all over!"

"manchild" is good but why near the end does it try so hard to build to some unearned moment that doesn't quite arrive

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/sabrina-carpenter-defends-album-release-sex-at-shows-1236429344/

“If I really wanted to, I could have stretched out ‘Short n’ Sweet’ much, much longer,” Carpenter said. “But I’m at that point in my life where I’m like, ‘Wait a second, there’s no rules.’ If I’m inspired to write and make something new, I would rather do that. Why would I wait three years just for the sake of waiting three years? It’s all about what feels right. I’m learning to listen to that a lot more, instead of what is perceived as the right or wrong move.

“Not to be dramatic, but what can I do while my legs still work? I’m limber, let’s use it,” she added later about her career hustle. “My brain is sharp, let’s write. I try not to get sad about the fact that nothing lasts forever, but genuinely, it’s such a beautiful time right now. I want to soak it up and keep making things while I’m feeling this way.”

Carpenter also noted that many of her music icons, from Dolly Parton to Linda Ronstadt, would “release a 10-song album every year,” adding: “I’m like, ‘When did we stop doing that?’ Writers write, they make music, and they release music. I understand the beauty of disappearing. My last two albums both took two and a half years to make, and they needed to. I just think every project is different. It just has to feel right.”