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Man’s Best Friend 2025
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Man’s Best Friend

The album Man’s Best Friend arrived in August 2025 as the seventh studio album by Sabrina Carpenter, recorded under the Island Records label and produced entirely by Jack Antonoff, John Ryan, Amy Allen, and the artist herself. It sounds like a blend of 70s luminous pop and current indie, with guitars intertwining in catchy melodies and lyrics that oscillate between the intimate and the provocative. What stands out, however, is not just the sound, but how the cover —an image that sparked debate due to its visual weight— ended up being just one of the versions: Carpenter later released an alternative she herself presented as "approved by God," making it clear that the album came with an intention to break expectations from the very first glance.

Year
2025
Songs
12
Duration
38 min 24 seg
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12 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱
01

Manchild

3:34
02

Tears

2:40
03

My Man on Willpower

3:18
04

Sugar Talking

3:04
05

We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night

3:23
06

Nobody's Son

3:03
07

Never Getting Laid

3:28
08

When Did You Get Hot?

2:25
09

Go Go Juice

3:13
10

Don't Worry I'll Make You Worry

3:42
11

House Tour

2:49
12

Goodbye

3:45

About the album

Man’s Best Friend, according to DoReSol

The song that paved the way was Manchild, the first single that climbed to the top in several countries and which many dubbed "the summer song." It was followed by Tears, chosen as the second promotional single to accompany the release. But beyond the tracks that hit the airwaves, the album as a whole breathes declared influences: from the warm folk of Dolly Parton to the disco sparkle of Donna Summer, passing through the soft rock of Carly Simon and the orchestral pop of ABBA. What’s curious is that, despite the initial stir over the cover, the material ended up being received strongly: the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, solidifying Carpenter as an artist who no longer needs labels to sell records.

Behind every song lies a technical detail worth mentioning: the team worked with layered production ranging from vintage synthesizers to string arrangements that appear and disappear like a wink. Even in tracks like Never Getting Laid or We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night, the production achieves that balance between danceable and reflective, as if each track were built to sound both at a party and during a three AM car ride. It’s no coincidence that the album was recorded in a tight timeframe, with Antonoff leading a process that prioritized spontaneity over calculated perfection. If anything defines Man’s Best Friend, it’s that mix of boldness and precision: an album that sounds like the future, yet with roots we already know.

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